into gold. In “The Alchemist‚” there is an alchemist who assists the main character‚ Santiago‚ in pursuing his Personal Legend and finding his treasure in life. The title of the book is referring to Santiago as an alchemist‚ not because he turns lead into gold‚ but because he turns his ordinary life into “gold.” In Part One of the book‚ Santiago‚ a shepherd‚ meets Melchizedek‚ the King of Salem. He tells Santiago that everyone has a Personal Legend‚ or a destiny in life and that by reaching one’s
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which is his “Personal Legend”. Many archetypes were revealed in the story such as the hero‚ the wise old man‚ supernatural aid‚ the journey‚ and rags to riches. These archetypes help create the story‚ The Alchemist. The hero is the main character Santiago because he has made the choice to sacrifice his life for his Personal Legend. He wanted to live the life of a shepherd but gave that up to look for his Personal Legend‚ which was to find treasure at the Pyramids in Egypt. He chased that one desire
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From listening to their dreams‚ Santiago and Siddhartha realize their Personal Legends and embark on their journeys to pursue enlightenment. Both characters need experience to help them understand what they desire from life. In the town Tarifa‚ Santiago is intrigued because in his dream “[a] child [takes] [him] by both hands‚ [ ] transports [him] to the Egyptian pyramids” and tells him that he will find treasure near the location (Coelho 13). Therefore‚ Santiago craves to know if his dream is significant
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A young man named Santiago led a flock of sheep all along the countryside. Throughout his journey‚ he came near some interesting people as well as offers. The Alchemist portrays having the fear to fail in the pursuit of our dreams. To make decisions on your beliefs not on the opinions of others‚ facing new challenges everyday is what makes us succeed and will vanish the fear of failing that usually leads us to tragedy. This book also tries to encourage you to live life the way you want to.
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2. Santiago‚ the main character in the book‚ and is characterized as an out going Shepard in a city near an ancient castle in Andalusia. Santiago‚ a boy‚ is unshakeable‚ creative‚ and has no interest in money or wealth‚ but wants to succeed in the dreams he most cares about. He is also a character that learns fast and no matter the challenges he faces he never gives up. For example‚ the owner of the store that Santiago worked in even said‚ "The boy’s very presence
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appealing since I am interested with alchemists. Santiago was the main protagonist character of the novel. He is mature despite his age‚ gives up shepherding and travels away from his home country to find a treasure. He was the one who met the Alchemist. The alchemist was an old alchemist who guides Santiago in his journey to find his treasure and a teacher to Santiago of the art of alchemy. Melchizedek was an old king who gave advice to Santiago to fulfill his personal legend. The gypsy fortune-teller
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contribute to the success of Rudy Ruettiger from Rudy‚ and Santiago from The Old Man And The Sea. The Hemingway Code can contribute to success of an individual. Santiago and Rudy both use multiple traits of the Hemingway Code to reach success. The three aspects of the Hemingway Code that contribute to both Rudy’s and Santiago’s success are endurance‚ courage‚ and manhood does not suffer despite weakness. The first trait that both Santiago and Rudy use is manhood does not suffer despite weakness.
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conditions that surround him. Santiago‚ the young shepherd‚ walks in a curious and cautious way as he is still a young boy that should be wary of his settings when travelling alone. He stands determined and full of will as he travels across deserts‚ plains‚ and mountains. Other characters in the book have been shown to respect and acknowledge Santiago as he is full of curiosity and has open ears to enlightenment and philosophy. The older characters in the book appreciate Santiago as he infatuatedly takes
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analyze a movie named Goal! The Dream Begins‚ which Is a film about a young Mexican that goes by the name of Santiago Muñez‚ who lives in the not so good part of los Angeles‚ is given a chance to achieve his dream of playing professional soccer by trying out for an English club team named Newcastle United when he is spotted by a talent scout with contacts with Newcastle united. In the Film Santiago Muñez is portrayed as a an overachiever who even though he is working two jobs as a gardener and cook at
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Study Perceptions and motivations are fundamental in tourist decisions and are crucial in the formation of the destination image. Despite the growing number of publications in this area‚ case studies are still scarce and especially so for Fort Santiago. Introducing to the foreign tourists our beautiful country is one of the most beautiful developments that happened in the Philippines. Our government is trying to make our fellow Filipino citizen realize their important role of them to achieve our
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