The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is about a young Sheppard boy from Spain by the name of Santiago. Santiago dreamed of the pyramids in Egypt. The following morning, he met an enigmatic ruler who instructed him to take after his fantasy, so he sold his valuables and went to Africa searching for pyramids. While on his personal adventure Santiago is ransacked of his cash, he needed to figure out a way to earn additional funds to continue on his personal venture. There were other individuals hunting down their "Own Legends", while Santiago was in transit to Africa. He saw a man hesitant to seek after his fantasy; another man was so occupied in hunting down his fantasy that he missed seeing it directly before him. The Alchemist, a wizard who transforms
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The main theme of the book is for one to follow their dreams and take the risks necessary to make their dream come to fruition. One quote that grabbed my attention was, “…whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth (Coelho, p. 22-23)." I found this quote interesting because it is saying that dreams are a way for individuals to experience a connection with a supernatural force that joins everything in the universe. Another quote that grabbed my attention was, “Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own (Coelho, p.16).” I feel as if this quote relates to what I see in my high school or even in the world many times. People worry so much about the goals and dream of others that they forget about themselves. From this novel I learned that it is important to worry about others, but make sure your dreams are not being pushed out of the way for another individual. The final inspirational quote that had me thinking was, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure (Coelho, p.141). This quote really struck me as I went into deliberation about it because nothing can stop a dream from coming true but the individual themselves. Fearing failure only leads
The main theme of the book is for one to follow their dreams and take the risks necessary to make their dream come to fruition. One quote that grabbed my attention was, “…whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth (Coelho, p. 22-23)." I found this quote interesting because it is saying that dreams are a way for individuals to experience a connection with a supernatural force that joins everything in the universe. Another quote that grabbed my attention was, “Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own (Coelho, p.16).” I feel as if this quote relates to what I see in my high school or even in the world many times. People worry so much about the goals and dream of others that they forget about themselves. From this novel I learned that it is important to worry about others, but make sure your dreams are not being pushed out of the way for another individual. The final inspirational quote that had me thinking was, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure (Coelho, p.141). This quote really struck me as I went into deliberation about it because nothing can stop a dream from coming true but the individual themselves. Fearing failure only leads