THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO BOOK ANALYSIS (CRITICAL PAPER) THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO I. INTRODUCTION The Alchemist is one of the most popular novels that became known in the past twenty years made by Paulo Coelho. It is a story about the searching of happiness and destiny which is called “personal legend”. It has endeared its author to thousands of readers worldwide. It was originally published in Portuguese in 1988. However‚ the novel’s translation into English and republication
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virtue is usually hidden in the character until the moment it is needed most. An example of this is in The Alchemist. Santiago was a boy trying to fulfill his personal legend. He was on a journey that required hard tasks. At different times‚ he felt like giving up‚ but he built up his courage throughout the story. The first example of courage was when Santiago wanted to become a Shepard. The Alchemist states‚ “His parents wanted him to become a priest…One afternoon‚ on a visit to his family‚ he had summoned
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The Alchemist By Ashley Mireles In this story‚ I learned the main message is almost everybody has a goal or a dream that they can never fulfill in life because maybe those people have very little time in their schedule they end up missing the opportunity in discovering there’s something at the end of their path waiting to be discovered. In fact‚ a few of the people who have a lot of time in their hands will pursuit that goal or dream in life and will be thankful for having to listen to the signs
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pursuit of the dream‚ he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty‚ nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively‚ he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo explains that everyone has a Personal Legend and if you do not follow your dreams you will never discover it. In order to find one’s Personal Legend one must follow the omens and the Language of the World. To learn this language
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Dream.Believe.Survive. (A reaction paper on The Alchemist) The Alchemist is a thrilling novel that spurts with sanguinity; the story tells you that everything is possible as long as you really want it to happen. It’s like spiritual truth or ultimate reality can be attained through experience but as Coelho states "simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them". The story of the treasures of Santiago finds along the way teaches us‚ as only a few stories have done‚ about
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Santiago guides his flock throughout the fields of Andalusia. He finds an old abandoned church and churchyard where he and his flock can spend the night. He sleeps on the stone floor using his book as a pillow. He anticipates his approach the Andalusian village where‚ one year prior‚ he met a merchant’s daughter. Santiago and his flock approach the town. He has been herding this flock for two years. He often reflects about what he has learned from his sheep and what they have learned from him. He
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Are the main characters in The Alchemist and The Pearl immature? In the books The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ and The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters are both immature‚ but in different ways. In The Alchemist‚ the main character Santiago is a relatively immature person if compared to the end. He becomes wiser during the course of his journey‚ learning more about the world. Before Santiago achieves his Personal Legend‚ he does not know as much about the world. At the start of the book
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Narration in The Alchemist In many books we read‚ there are characters who chase a dream of one kind. In The Alchemist we see this plenty of times and of course like in every story there are several complications the main character has to go through to achieve their dream. For Santiago especially we see several complications throughout the beginning of the story. These complications make Santiago lose the little faith he had‚ but he soon recovers it because he realizes that Melchizedek the king of
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This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist‚ is just one of the book’s messages that changed me. In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be. Through this majestic tale‚ Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for myself. The Alchemist speaks
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Throughout the summer‚ I read the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and drew a cover about what my main thoughts of the book were and what shaped Santiago as a person. While making my cover‚ I thought about what affected Santiago the most and what symbolized him and how he went through his personal legend or journey. The cover that I drew shows some things that resemble the things that he did. The illustration includes a map‚ two stones‚ and a maze‚ they all resemble him and how he is shaped. The
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