In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ there is a passage from that book that stuck out to me as being the most pivotal and salient quote in this novel. The passage describes the conversation between Santiago and the camel driver while they were on their way to Al-Fayoum. The camel driver tells Santiago that when you are pursuing your own Personal Legend you must have no regrets because God is the one who oversees everything. Santiago‚ many times over‚ is being enticed to give up his search
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When Paulo Coelho was young‚ he wanted to become writer but his family didn’t like it very much. At 1982‚ he announced his first novel‚ but it was out of the readers’ picture. Nevertheless‚ he did not give up writing and he succeeded by the novel called "The Alchemist" (M.post.naver.com‚ 2017). Even though the reason why the novel is entitled "The Alchemist" does not exactly appear in the story‚ the novel is entitled "The Alchemist" because Paulo Coelho compares Santiago’s journey to the definition
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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 some people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in the story‚ the story is mainly about
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The alchemist - Paulo Coelho The author Paulo Coelho was born in Brazil August 24‚ 1947 and is a lyricist and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the world’s most read authors. He is believed to be the fifth most read author through time. Coelho has done a lot of different things in his life. As a teenager he was a rebel and a hippy. Later he started a publishing company‚ wrote lyrics for Brazil’s most popular artists and has even been in a mental hospital. He has also worked as a journalist
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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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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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Every person is faced with important decisions which can change his or her life. The main characters in Siddhartha by Herman Hesse and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho realized that they had the power in their own hands to change their lives around. In both novels‚ the main characters‚ Siddhartha and Santiago‚ set out on a journey in order to reach enlightenment‚ because they felt disconnection within themselves. Although Santiago and Siddhartha faced different types of obstacles on the journey‚ they
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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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Throughout The Alchemist‚ readers see a clear view of how they are to discover the meaning of life. The first is by discovering their personal legend. People are supposed to go out and seek their life’s destiny. The second is by defeating fear. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. We shouldn’t worry about the past or future. In fact‚ we should be focusing on the present. When we take the focus off of our fears we begin to focus on the present and realize what we’ve been missing. Paulo Coelho portrays
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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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