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In “The Alchemist” (Coelho) the main character, Santiago, travels countries from his home to fulfill his personal legend and find his treasure. Along his journey, he learns several lessons through many unique teachers. Struggling in his journey, his teachers push him in the right direction as he learns several lessons about the world, the universe, and himself. Santiago chooses to be a Shepard because he wants to travel. While having to spend a lot of time with his sheep, he learns from them.…

in the way of one’s destiny; it will just become apart of that destiny. The Alchemist is a story of adventure, following your dreams, and true love. The typical idea of finding treasure is nothing but extraordinary when brought out by the words of Paulo Coehlo. Santiago represents all humans and their journeys to their missions in life. He brings out reality in an unbearingly irresistible fantasy. I most definitely recommend this book to everyone in search of discovering…

The Journey to Knowledge In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988) Santiago was following a recurring dream of finding treasure, but on the way gained a lot of knowledge about omens (Gods signs) ad personal legends (ones faith or story). While his parents wanted him to become a priest he always wanted to see the world, but his father told him that his family35 were poor and the only way for him to see the world was to become a shepherd: and so he did. He always got the same dream under a sycamore…

sufferings and sacrificing . He became the founder of great religion ‘Buddhism’ that is the second most followed religion. If Gautama Buddha has not listened to his heart great religion Buddhism never existed for us. Great things come from heart. Paulo Coelho in his writing presents the issue of decision making by the main character Santiago, he experiences the dilemma to overcome the dilemma and Santiago have to make choices between what his parents want and what he want to do . Unlike many…

themselves have existed. It is the notion of destiny- of a person’s one true dream, passion, purpose or goal, the thing that provides a definitive pathway through what may otherwise seem a meandering and formless existence. In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago concludes that life is generous to those who pursue their personal legends. But is that really so? It seems to be a much more black and white concept when painted within the neat parameters that comprise Santiago’s…

I believe that Santiago had many mentors including the sun, the alchemist, King Melchizedek, and, like Maggie said, the sheep. I believe that the sheep were mentors to Santiago because he learned that most things follow a pattern. His daily life depended on the sheep, and they depended on him. Santiago states, "... he realized that it could be the other way around: that it was he who had become accustomed to their schedule" (page 4). I believe this quote shows how the sheep are somewhat a…

In paulo coelho’s book the alchemist there are variety of themes and they are ever changing. however, all of these small themes help to develop the most important theme which is the centrality of personal legends or fate. the centrality of personal legends is about following your fate no matter what. in the alchemist their is a boy named santiago who has a reoccurring dream that his personal treasure is waiting for him in the pyramids of egypt. he, however, is a simple sheep shepherd and lives…

In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho writes of four obstacles that hinder the finding of one’s personal legend. People will always say the things you want to do are impossible, these people are the first obstacle. The second obstacle is love, which is followed by the fear of defeat. Finally, the fourth obstacle is the fear of realizing your dream. In the course of 167 pages, the main character, Santiago, faces and overcomes all of these challenges. From birth, Santiago’s parents wanted him to…

Compare and Contrast Destiny and Personal Legends Personal legends are important, play a big role in The Alchemist, and still exist today. Looking at the characters, you can see that they are different, but the same. Personal legends are different from destiny in that they can simply be ignored if a person should chose to do so. In The Alchemist, Melchizedek makes it very clear that he is against destiny/fate, calling it “the world’s greatest lie” (Coelho, 18). His definition of…

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…