that realizing one’s personal legend is the most important thing in life. When something is wanted to such an extent‚ all surroundings help you to achieve it but we have to also struggle to reach our goals and make them a reality. The character Santiago allows us to see this journey‚ following personal legend. One of the most important aspects in understanding this journey are the archetypal characters Coelho has created. On their own they are not as significant but when the male characters and
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seemingly journalistic‚ uses anecdotal information as often as it presents the reader with the facts of the murder. For example‚ the narrator spends a few pages discussing the fact that Santiago Nasar was in love with Maria Alejandrina Cervantes at the age of fifteen‚ but he does not ever clarify whether or not Santiago Nasar was guilty of the crime he died for. Clarification of the second point‚ in terms of the plot‚ is a much more important question to answer‚ and the novel never answers it. In addition
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the film Bend it like Beckham both protagonists never give up on following their dreams when people try to stop them from looking forward‚ and pursuing their personal legends. In the novel The Alchemist‚ Paulo Coelho writes about the journey that Santiago takes to conquer his personal legend. The film Bend it like Beckham bases off the storyline of Jess’ ambition to become a soccer player despite the fact that her parents loathe on her playing. Both protagonists go through obstacles
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transformation of Santiago‚ the alchemist gives insight to Santiago to help achieve his Personal Legend. With his own success of turning metal into gold‚ the alchemist shows Santiago that one’s dream is capable of reaching—that one’s Personal Legend can be achieved. While the alchemist symbolizes the achievement of Personal Legends‚ two characters in the story symbolize the dissipation of Personal Legends: the baker and the crystal merchant. The baker is introduced to Santiago and the readers by
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The Old Man’s Struggles Through times of struggle‚ humans resort to memories and ideas to help them through the conflict. This is particularly true when it comes to the hardships of fishing. Santiago is at battle for many days with a large marlin where he becomes triumphant‚ although temporarily‚ he was not defeated. He uses memories of the boy and baseball to keep his mind of the pain that he was in to fulfill his duty as a fisherman. Using characterization‚ point of view and symbolism‚ youthful
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that those were also the main themes of the book is also a difficult thing to do. Even though Santiago fought and kept on with his struggle to catch the fish‚ he was defeated because he lost it at the end. Defeat‚ according to the Larousse Chambers English Dictionary‚ is when you are overthrown in a battle‚ you lose a game and therefore you don’t win: you don’t gain or reach your goal. As we can see Santiago‚ in spite of the fact that he persevered and struggled‚ starving‚ for three days lost the battle
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traveled in a caravan‚ suggest that it is tedious and somewhat monotonous. Yet‚ much of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist took place in a desert caravan. The character‚ Santiago‚ learned a lot from the desert when traveling in the caravan; life in a caravan was different from a sedentary life‚ but this environment was conducive to Santiago learning the language of the world‚
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In Thomas Foster’s How to Read Literature like a ProfessorPaulo Coehlo illustrates the all of the true aspects of a quest through the main character‚ Santiago in his novel‚ The Alchemist. In Chapter one of Foster’s book‚ he states that Every trip is a Quest (Except when its not). The definition of a journey is completely different of that of a quest. Most books are considered as journeys‚ but the Alchemist takes it a step further. According to Foster‚ every quest has a quester or person who goes
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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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psychological lens is visible through Santiago’s relationship with the boy. For example‚ when Santiago and the boy are fishing‚ the boy says‚ “Keep the blanket around you‚ you’ll not fish without eating while i’m alive.” (19) This quote portrays the psychological lense because it shows how they care about each other and how their relationship is similar to a father and sons. The boy is partly what keeps Santiago going. Hemingway shows this lense to the reader once again when he writes‚ “The old man looked
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