What does Santiago learn about himself by pursuing his dreams? The Alchemist‚ written by Paulo Coelho is a story about a youthful‚ adventurous Andalusian shepherd struggling to find his “Personal Legend” Santiago learnt trust is a privilege and it’s important the people you put your trust in is worthy of it.. Santiago was quick to trust the gypsy‚ Melchizedek‚ and the young man who stole his money while Santiago was distracted. Why is it that Santiago put all of his trust in these people
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In the story The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho though out the whole story‚ it talks about a boy with a dream that he want to achieve yet thought out the story he is constantly faced with difficult task that stand in his ways but he always manages a way to overcome the task.No matter what culture or religion we have all hear story’s that have been passed down generation to generation. Those stories are meant to teach us life lessons that our ancestors have learned they are to show us the way so we don’t
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Cooper Ward Mrs. Milligan English 1 Block 7 15 September 2015 The Alchemist CDW In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the main character Santiago starts off okay with being told what to do in life but becomes confident and brave in what he does. Early in the book he decides that he wants to travel‚ But ever since he had been a child‚ he had wanted to know the world‚ and this was much more important to him than knowing God and
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Literary Essay Prep Title of book: The Valkyries Main Literary Element focus: Characterization CLAIM/THESIS: Through the use of characterization‚ Paulo Coelho illustrates the character of Paulo as he experiences an internal struggle of wanting to pursue his pleasures versus the fear of unknown and losing his happiness/everything he loves and cares for. He does this by using shifts in point of view as Paulo’s wife experiences this journey with him. SECTIONS OF MY PAPER TO ANSWER THESIS:
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take the focus off of our fears we begin to focus on the present and realize what we’ve been missing. Paulo Coelho portrays two main themes throughout The Alchemist: pursue your personal legend and dangers come when you fear. Paulo Coelho first covers the topic of personal legends in his novel. As mentioned in The Alchemist‚ “It’s [a personal legend] what you have always wanted to accomplish”(Coelho‚ pg. 21). Everyone has a personal legend‚ but with age comes the dying off of a dream‚ a dream that
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The Alchemist – Book Report "The Alchemist" is a fascinating‚ breath-taking drama novel‚ written by the amazing Paulo Coelho. The story begins with Santiago – a young lonely shepherd‚ who just woke up after spending his night in an abandoned church in Spain. Santiago makes his way to Tarifa to do some business. While he’s there he pays a visit to a Gypsy woman who interprets dreams. He told her about his recurring dream: There is a girl who takes him to the Pyramids in Egypt and she tells him
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Having the ability to succeed to your personal legend‚ and find self discovery allows people to open their minds and see the world for what it really is and how everything has a purpose in life. The story The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago makes great change from beginning‚ to the end of his journey. From the start Santiago is just a shepherd with a small flock of sheep but when he learns of his personal legend‚ all of this changes. Initially‚ Santiago thinks he has fulfilled his goal by roaming
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Based on the number of copies each book sold in past 50 years‚ “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is the fifth most read book in the world (Polland‚ 2012). Many people were impressed by this book‚ and people had time to think about their own personal legend after reading this book. The content of “The Alchemist” is so great that people can easily read and understand this novel‚ but the title of this novel‚ “The Alchemist”‚ confused many people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in
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Pre-Calculus 08 June 2016 The Alchemist The novel that teaches life lessons about buried dreams and treasures‚ fulfilled destinies‚ and meeting the significant other you‘ve always cherished‚ sounds like a novel known as The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist had first been published in Portuguese‚ the year of 1988 in Brazil. When published in Brazil the book didn’t get as much recognition that it deserved. When the book was translated and published in the English version in 1993‚ it sold
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“ELEVEN MINUTES” by Paulo Coelho Sometimes in life‚ to get what you desperately want‚ you have to give what you already have. And by that I mean you have to give up your own self. Being a traveling spirit requires not only a lot of money‚ but also a lot of sacrifice‚ because‚ by growing up we realize life is not about getting what you need‚ but getting what you want. I will now begin to tell the story of a young woman called Maria from a small village in Brazil living in a poor family‚ who “gets
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