doesn’t give a reader the choice. They will not only want to truly continue to think about the issues and themes presented throughout the story‚ but also to discuss them with others to get more insight and understanding. That was exactly what The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho was able to do. Many themes that Coelho brilliantly inserted into the storyline allow for conversation after reading the book. The obvious topic that came up throughout the series of events was the concept of “Personal Legends”
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Paulo Coelho‚ the author of The Alchemist‚ alludes the importance of travel in our lives and in our pursuit of our dreams through Santiago’s quest. Santiago‚ the main character‚ had been having a reoccurring dream that prompted him to seek spiritual assistance from a Gypsy. The Gypsy had interpreted his reoccurring dream as being apart of the ‘Language of the World’‚ where he has to travel to the Pyramids in order to discover the treasure that will make him a rich man. Santiago decides to go forward
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lake was also too caught up in its own beauty to notice other people. The new myth focuses more on positive outcomes from unfortunate events while the original is negative. It portrays everything to be self-centered. This relates to the tale of the Alchemist because‚ in chasing his personal legend‚ Santiago had to learn to see the world for all that it was‚ not just as it related to his personal struggle. 2)The novel opens with Santiago thinking about his sheep. What does he observe about their
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entitled “The Alchemist” It is a waste of time to read “The Alchemist‚” by Paulo Coelho‚ if the question of which part of the story suggests the title “The Alchemist” remains obscure. Many people have read this book. However‚ most of them don’t know why the title of this novel is “The Alchemist.” The novel is entitled “The Alchemist” because Santiago learns how to become an alchemist from the alchemist‚ Santiago experiences himself what only an alchemist can do by help of the alchemist‚ and it is suggested
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Self-fulfillment and achievement of one’s personal legend The main theme of The Alchemist is the pursuit of self-fulfillment. The message Coelho is putting forward is that every individual must allow themselves the right of pursuing their dream and creating their personal legend. Through his narrative Coelho explores the idea that individuals can only attain their dreams through constant purification of the self. This focus on the pursuit of spiritual fulfilment and the journey leads to the achievement
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Have you ever wondered if you had a specific purpose in life‚ that nagging feeling that you were meant to do something‚ a destiny for which you’ve been placed on Earth‚ and all you have to do is to discover what it is? If so‚ then after reading The Alchemist you may have a better idea of what it is that you are feeling. This book was originally published O Alquimista in Portuguese in 1988. It was first translated into English in 1993. Since then‚ it has sold millions of copies all over the world.
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INTRDUCTION Allegory is a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms‚ figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. In other words allegory is a story in words or prose‚ with double meaning. It has a primary or a surface meaning and it has got a secondary or under the surface meaning. One of the best known allegory in English language‚ is John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. The Pilgrim’s Progress
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Both writers have a dark‚ but hidden light to their writing. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet XXIX and Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ there are many instances of symbolism‚ irony‚ and imagery. The characters of these stories are seeking something more than what they originally have. The use of symbolism in these two writings is used to depict different hidden themes. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago’s sheep are a good example of symbolism. The sheep help the boy to understand one of the many languages of the world. The
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several dimensions of the shareholder-principal conflict with manager-agents known as the principal-agent problem. To mitigate agency problems between senior executives and shareholders‚ should the compensation committee of the board devote more to executive salary and bonus (cash compensation) or more to long-term incentives? Why? What role does each type of pay play in motivating managers? There are several dimensions to the principal-agent conflict. Principal-Agent Relationships exist whenever
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Principal-agent problem is a particular game-theoretic description of a situation. There is a player called a principal‚ and one or more other players called agents with utility functions that are in some sense different from the principal’s. The principal can act more effectively through the agents than directly‚ and must construct incentive schemes to get them to behave at least partly according to the principal’s interests. The principal-agent problem is that of designing
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