Paulo Freire

subject and mainly up to the reader to decide. As the main character, the story revolved around his actions and personality which affected many of the other characters along with them having a lasting affect on him. It seemed to me that the author, Paulo Coelho, didn’t leave any stone unturned but didn’t add in detail for unnecessary purposes when it came to the character of Santiago and who he is. As the story progresses Santiago proves himself to be a certain way and be confident of the way he…

“Many lives will be save, because I was able to see through to the soul of the world,”(Paulo Coelho 61). This quote explains that Santiago saw to the soul of the world so he could save everyone. This helps to develop Santiago’s courage, because deep down he knew he had to take the risk to save many lives, and if he was wrong about the omens…

Wouldn’t you want to live your life following your Personal Legend in order to become a legacy, an inspiration, and overall have a purposeful life? The Alchemist, a novel by Paulo Coelho, speaks grandly about one’s Personal Legend. A Personal Legend is what one is destined to do, and their spiritual purpose in life. Personal Legends are deserving to be followed before anything else in life due to the great pleasures it would bring you in life. First, following your Personal Legend would show…

Paraguay is a beautiful third world country located between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The total amount of area is 157,048 mi. The average temperature in Paraguay is 87 degrees which is fairly warm. The population is over 6.8 million people, with a birthrate of 3 children for every women. The death rate has a larger amount than birth rates at a 4.7 percentage. The life expectancy average is 72 years, which is pretty common. People in Paraguay are free to choose any religion they want…

Latin America has one of the most geographical variations of any location in the world. You can travel across Latin America and be close to the Pacific Ocean, a top of the Andes Mountain ranges, or be in the middle of the Atacama Desert. These variations of geography have a major impact on one of the most densely populated regions in the world. “Geography has strong and pervasive effects on economic and social development.” Most of the population in Latin America lives near the coast. Over 490…

Today I will be reviewing the Deep Book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho How the book changed you in a major way The book opened up my ideas to more complex ideas about The Hero’s Journey, by explaining that everything, wind, sand, even the sun has a Hero’s Journey they need to or at least are supposed to follow. That really made me think about all the people around me, they all have some kind of personal destiny. That’s something really big because there are seven billion people on this earth.…

Every single person on Earth has a different life story. Many people have the choice of how they want to live their lives and some do not. Each person has a different secret to what makes their life lovable. In Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist, the main character’s secret to life is to always listen to the signs that the world gives you. Santiago(the main character) listens to these signs and achieves his personal legend(life’s purpose). Santiago receives many signs throughout his journey of…

The story “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, is about a young boy who has recurring dreams that trouble him. In his dreams he is a shepherd, and he is to find treasure and to discover his personal legend.A personal legend is a spiritual purpose, or an inner finding on one's life.. Finding this has great benefits on people's life. In the alchemist Santiago searches for his Personal legend and eventually finds it. Everyone should pursue and try and search for there Legend. My personal Legend is…

Huffman Klass English 9 Honors 9 June 2015 Interpretation of the Symbolism of Alchemy in The Alchemist Everyone has the ability to become something more in life than what they start out as, much like the transition from lead to gold. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho contains an example of this, in how the protagonist, Santiago (a shepherd boy from a region of Spain called Andalusia) attempts to accomplish his personal legend. The leading symbol behind this book is alchemy, which is symbolic for the…

The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho was quite intriguing, better than many novels that have better stories. A boy had a dream about treasure, so he went to the pyramids. Its a simple lack lustre story, compared to novels about time traveling or saving a kingdom from an evil tyrant. Even in precise detail the alchemist would have no complex story to grasp the audience with, so they will not be engaged enough to keep reading, but it is engaging. It is engaging because of how Coelho’s mysterious…