The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ consists of numerous pieces of advice dealing with universal wisdom. In this novel‚ Santiago‚ a shepherd boy‚ learns and matures on the journey to find his Personal Legend‚ his life’s ultimate accomplishment. He faces many difficult decisions along the way but once he begins to listen to his heart he found love‚ treasure‚ and the ability to turn into wind. Like Santiago‚ a reader can grow to feel more knowledgeable from the words of Coelho because his advice can be
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In “The Alchemist‚” Paulo Coelho uses diction‚ imagery‚ and a flashback to characterize the novel’s protagonist‚ Santiago‚ while relating to themes. Based on the novel‚ Santiago could be characterized as someone who is intuitive and connected to nature. Coelho uses imagery such as‚ “he could see the stars through the half-destroyed roof‚” (3) to show that Santiago is not one to fear nature‚ but rather that Santiago thrives in nature. Santiago uses his limited resources in multiple ways‚ such as
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ENG2133 Bridget Blair 7065784 April 3rd 2013 The Alchemist The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho to express idea on one’s personal calling and meaning in life. There is an archetypal motif of journey in this way. Coelho conveys 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
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Personal Legend “Real success means creating a life of meaning through service that fulfills your reason for being here.”(Oprah Winfrey) Living a fulfilling life without achieving one’s Personal Legend is not feasible. The novel‚ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ introduces the reader to a boy who lives a fulfilling life by achieving his Personal Legend. The boy’s dream was to travel the world and find the treasure he kept dreaming about. For this reason‚ he spends all his gold and made many sacrifices
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read either literally or as a symbolic statement about a political‚ spiritual‚ or psychological truth”‚ like The Holy Bible. (“Fables and Parables: From Symbols to Allegory?”). With the comprehension of the system of allegory‚ one is able to say that Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is allegorical in numerous approaches and alludes to The Holy Bible for spiritual truth. One interpretation of allegory is shown through the Santiago’s dream and jacket‚ which parallels Joseph’s dream from The Holy Bible‚ then
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dream and hopes on the road of their journey. From one’s birth‚ she/he begins to step into an own journey and tries to keep the direction and move on. Personally‚ I am following my dream on the road of journey as well. According to “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho‚ the young shepherd boy named Santiago who is able to find a treasure his dream. Before his journey‚ he dreams his destiny and has to find a treasure hidden far away from town. After he meets the wise man‚ it makes him decide to seek the treasure
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“The Alchemist” Formal Paragraph In the story The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ the author uses the theme‚ “individuals should always follow their dreams‚” to teach the reader lessons about life. When Santiago is with the crystal merchant‚ the crystal merchant reveals his unfulfilled dream to go on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca. People of different classes and cultures all traveled to Mecca to fulfill their dreams. “All who went there were happy at having done so.”(55) All these people followed
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the public require and create invisible webs from promises and assurances that on the surface of it they sound satisfying. After that when “the fly” catches in them they take everything they can. Moreover if you consider them similar to warriors‚ Paulo Coelho’s belief that “ A good warrior pays attention to every step of his opponent.” supports the fact that using someone else’s tendency to be defeated is leading method in the political art. Politicians use nation’s qualities and abilities in order
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Mariam Ivanishvili English 2H The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho I. Major Characters A. Santiago 1. A shepherd boy from an Andalusian town 2. Became a shepherd to travel and see different places 3. Curious‚ ambitious‚ and eager to see the world 4. Naturally adventurous 5. Has a recurring dream about uncovering treasure in Egypt 6. Sets off to pursue Personal Legend 7. focused on his growing understanding of the “ Soul of the World” 8. Learns to pay attention to the
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The Pedagogy of the Oppressed ... Chapter 1 Reaction. The Pedagogy of the Opressed‚ written by Paulo Freire‚ is based on the society we live in. In chapter one‚ Paulo Freire discusses the two groups in society‚ the haves who are the oppressors‚ and the have not’s‚ who are the oppressed. Freire explains how society is a constant cycle of oppressing and being oppressed. The oppressors dominate by use of their power‚ to gain what they please. Money is their primary goal and concern‚ to them
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