The Alchemist: Coelho fights‚ and wins‚ the battle of effective reader engagement within the textual arena alone In Paulo Coelho’s work‚ The Alchemist‚ a young boy learns to listen to his heart and trust the world around him in pursuit of living out his dreams. Originally written in Portuguese‚ an in-depth study of the textual arena reveals Coelho’s engagement of the reader‚ in both the original language and translations‚ function as a fail-safe. Whether or not a certain reader finds the book’s
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The Alchemist can be interpreted into many meanings ;however‚ in my opinion the main theme of this book is that when you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it. The book is an inspirational story about self-discovery and following your dreams. To start off‚ the book explains how a boy named Santiago became a shepherd. The boy wanted to explore the world and discover other types of lands not just live in the same old place he was birthed in. He was given 3 gold
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Maria Grays CAB November 19‚ 2008 The way we dress has an impact on how we are viewed upon or categorized in society. Whether we are at work‚ school‚ the mall‚ or simply taking a stroll in the park‚ we are judged just because of our clothing. The fact of the matter is clothing plays a key role in how we live our lives in many ways and in how we will be portrayed or even treated. Clothing could even effect us as a person promoting high or low Self-esteem‚ in which the statement "you are
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In the fantasy fiction adventure novel‚ The Alchemist‚ written by Paul Coelho‚ an epic story is told about an individual named Santiago that follows his dreams and defies all odds to find a treasure that might not even exist. He is accompanied by an ally which is also an alchemist. Throughout the story‚ a main part was the symbolization of Santiago’s heart. His heart symbolizes the good in the world and the most pure way to get what you want. Santiago had to learn to follow his heart throughout
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obstacles trying to achieve their goals and‚ at some point‚ they feel like there’s nothing that can be done to keep going. People would think of giving up their dream because they believe it’s too hard. Yet‚ at some point‚ people will also think it through and decide to keep moving forward to achieve their Personal Legend. Along the same lines‚ the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ highlights the obstacles one will face when reaching your Personal Legend. The story takes place in Andalusia‚ Spain
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The satire that appears throughout The Alchemist does more than show the flaws in society‚ it creates and supports the intricate character-based theme of reality versus desire that helps to “sell” the image of London that Jonson creates. As stated earlier‚ The Alchemist relies on a gambit of fabricated characters‚ with the three main characters‚ Face‚ Subtle‚ and Doll‚ relying heavily on made-up personas that help them with their cons. Besides protecting the main characters‚ the personas used serve
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In The Alchemist‚ the seer asks the camel driver why he wants to know his future‚ and the camel driver responds‚ “because I am a man…And men always live their lives based on the future.” (Coelho 107) Upon the camel driver’s answer‚ the seer refuses to cast the twigs‚ insisting that the future cannot be told‚ only guessed at. He goes on to tell the camel driver that the “secret is here in the present.” (Coelho 108) This is fitting with one of the many themes of The Alchemist‚ that one shouldn’t anticipate
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Was there a loved one you had to leave behind? In The Alchemist‚ Santiago has to leave his loved one behind‚ but when you leave a loved one behind‚ you always come back if the love is true. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago becomes aware of his purpose in the world. Next‚ Santiago experiences the feeling of love. Last‚ Santiago discovers that items end up where they originally started
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Alan Aguilar Prof. Baker English Fall 2014 The Alchemist Essay Have you every wondered what it takes for you to achieve perfection? In the novel The Alchemist Santiago has certain impurities that he has to get rid of to reach his personal legend. 3 impurities Santiago has in the novel are Fear‚ Purity‚ and faith. “The land was ruined‚ and I had to find some other way to earn a living. So now I’m a camel driver. But that disaster taught me to understand the word of Allah; people need not fear
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The Alchemist The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a novel about one’s journey and personal struggles in which aid him in uncovering his newfound self realization. Coelho advocates this message through the story of Santiago‚ a shepherd whose “personal legend” is to find the treasure at the Egyptian pyramids‚ but instead finds his treasure through the experiences during his journey. Coelho’s purpose is to share his ideas of hope‚ and individual understanding or interpretation of life. He is successful
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