Paulo Coelho‚ describes the story of a young boy‚ Santiago‚ and his pursuit of happiness. Throughout the story‚ Santiago is a Spanish shepherd who is determined to follow his dream of finding hidden treasure in Egypt. To begin his journey‚ Santiago is challenged to leave his comfort zone within his own home and venture out into the unknown world. He had to learn to trust his instinct and the “Soul of the Universe”. Also during his journey‚ Santiago learned that in his pursuit of happiness he must
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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 for fear of losing his belongings‚ money‚ and even his own life. But‚ if you
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brothers killed him. The Vicario brothers want to kill him to restore their sister; Angela’s‚ lost honor. Angela’s honor is lost when her husband returns her for not being a virgin; she names Santiago Nasar as her perpetrator. On that Monday morning the Vicario brothers tell the entire town their intention to kill Santiago. Many of the people chalk it up to just talk‚ but others believe it is the Vicario brother’s duty to restore their sister’s honor. Years after Santiago’s murder the town is unable to move
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has several foreshadowing events in the Alchemist; for example‚ the scene in which Santiago relates his dream to the gypsy‚ regarding the Egyptian pyramids. The dream itself is an indication of a foreshadowing event. It indicates the events that eventually will occur through the book‚ ‘’gives a taste of the problem ‘’. 2. Yes there is foreshadowing in this plot arc. One example of foreshadowing occurs when Santiago tells to the gypsy about his dream of the pyramids; ‘’I dreamed that I was in a
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In Hemingway’s novel "The Old Man and the Sea" there is a common relationship between Santiago and the fish that dealt with respect but the desire to conquer. Within this relationship Hemingway describes Santiago’s feelings and attitudes toward the fish and how these feelings change. At first‚ Santiago was glad he hooked the fish‚ then he felt sorry for the fish‚ and finally he felt guilty for going out so far. He describes Santiago’s views by using many different stylistic elements such as diction
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Santos Professor Pascale September 3rd‚ 2013 English III/ Assignment # My home Santiago People will always remember where they came from? Ah! When I was a child the world seem to be a place of joy and happiness. Nothing seemed to have much importance‚ yet looking back to my past I can find a meaning to everything. Furthermore‚ my house was located in the Dominican Republic in an amazing town called Santiago‚ where I lived the best years of my infancy. Dominican Republic is located on the
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optimistic‚ and hope for the best. You must think of the situation as a new opportunity‚ because everything happens for a reason. Like people say‚ “People who follow their dreams are most likely to achieve great happiness." In the first place‚ Santiago is faced by having to decide between completing his Personal Legend to travel all the way to Egypt to find a treasure at the pyramids and settling along the way for the treasures he has already earned. If he completes his Personal Legend‚ he will
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In the moments after he is stabbed‚ as Santiago lies in his death throes on the kitchen floor‚ the family dogs try to get into the kitchen to eat the man’s guts. In her frustration‚ Plácida Linero has the dogs shot. In the absence of the town physician‚ the priest is placed in charge of performing an autopsy on Santiago’s body‚ damaging the already mutilated body even more. The autopsy must be done immediately‚ as there is no way to preserve the body in the intense tropical heat. The autopsy
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something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” (Coelho 24). The idea of a Personal Legend‚ a dream‚ or treasure is constantly mentioned in the Alchemist. Personal Legend begins‚ when Santiago has a dream to when he finally meets the Englishman. The only difference was that Santiago was actually pursuing his dream; while as the Englishman was still searching for his. In the Alchemist‚ there are underlying themes that support chasing a Personal Legend such as‚ fate‚ perseverance or
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is mainly about the journey of a guy named Santiago who is trying to achieve his personal legend. However‚ the novel is entitled “The Alchemist” for specific reasons. The novel is entitled “The Alchemist” because a way to achieve
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