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    Destiny In The Alchemist

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    called Melchizedek that he met in plaza. The old man was actually the king of Salem. Another important thing that the old man told him was ,” in order to the treasure, you will have to follow the omens.” (online book page 16) Later on in the story, Santiago realizes that the old man is one of the omens. His decided to go on a journey to find the treasure after his talk with the old man. Furthermore, the old man told him a story about a wiseman telling the boy to examine the arts and at the same…

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    However, as Brutus and the conspirators scheme, nature screams at Caesar with terrible omens foretelling his death (Shakespeare). The role of superstition…

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    shepherd. The payment to Melchizedek yields the desired result. He tells Santiago that his Personal Legend is to travel to the pyramids and follow the omens in order to find the treasure. At the end of the book, when the thief tells Santiago that he had a dream that the treasure was under a sycamore tree in Spain, Santiago recognizes it as a sign or omen and knows that this is where the treasure will be buried. If Santiago had not experienced what he did and learned to recognize the signs,…

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    of the Light like when Santiago gained the skill of being able to solve and understand symbols around him, in The Alchemist. God uses symbols to help people move on with their life, in the Warrior of the Light. In which God helped Santiago through omens, people, and the “Language of the World” in order to find his treasure in The Alchemist. The books, The Warrior of the Light and The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho explain the truth of life and explain methods of how people should cooperate with it…

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    Santiago is told frequently to follow the omens and that they will help him to find his personal legend. Santiago is also told that if he does not go on his journey to find his personal legend he will regret it later. Despite the idea that everyone in life has a purpose and Santiago’s is to follow…

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    Is Moby-Dick a Gothic novel? If one were to Google what genre the book falls under, the most popular result he or she will receive is “American Romanticism”, which makes sense considering the time period Herman Melville wrote it. In fact, the novel is third on the list of “Popular American Romanticism Books” featured on the Goodreads’ website. Yet, when researching further into the characteristics of a Gothic novel, the possibility of Melville’s book being a Gothic seems less and less absurd.…

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    Smith disproved the traditional idea that religion played a big role in the Aztec's conquest. He stated that there were many records of omens that the Aztecs received that supposedly prophesied their downfall. However, he then argues that there is a very distinct possibility that these omens and prophesies are simply propaganda from the Spanish. Many of the "omens", such…

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    the Pyramids, they stop in a small town where he reads an omen in two flying falcons that war is coming to that tribe. Thanks to the boy's omen, that tribe was ready for the enemy and managed to defeat them. During his time there, he met a young woman named Fatima, who he would go on to love. But then he meets a true alchemist, and they set off for the pyramids alone. They arrived there, and the boy starts digging, then receives another omen that tells him the treasure was back in…

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    Santiago is the protagonist in Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist. The Alchemist begins with Santiago sleeping in an abandoned church with his flock of sheep. He has been having a recurring dream. He decided to seek advice from the local gypsy woman and she tells him that he will find treasure near the Egyptian pyramids. When he leaves he finds Melchizedek, the king of Salem, who tells him the same thing. But he also told him that he is succeeding in discovering his Personal Legend which is…

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    the first instances in which this occurs is when Cassius relates the strange weather to omens that Caesar must be stopped. Cassius, from the start, just wanted something to validate his claim that Caesar will become a tyrant and therefore must be stopped before he becomes one. He finds his validation in the strange weather as he regards them as bad omens, although in reality the strange weather could be omens warning of the state of Rome after the death of Caesar. The reason he sees the strange…

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