life‚ though‚ is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."(page:11) This quote contributes to the idea of always following your dreams and if you don’t you will find yourself nowhere in life. This idea is not only a moral in the book "The Alchemist"‚ but also a life lesson learned by the author Paulo Coelho himself. As a son of an engineer and a housewife‚ the expectations of his future successes were greater than his dream of becoming a writer. So‚ they decided to place him in a mental institution
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Overcoming Adversity “All the adversity I’ve had in my life‚ all the troubles and obstacles have strengthened me… You may not realize when it happened‚ but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” –Walt Disney. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago journey across the desert in search of his personal legend. He overcomes negativity‚ the love of a beautiful woman‚ and the fear of actually realizing his own dream. In the story‚ Santiago must overcome many obstacles so that
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When you are in love‚ you have to overcome many obstacles to get the one you love. In the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ a Spanish Shepherd named Santiago goes on a journey through Africa and the Sahara desert. He is on his way to find some treasure at the Great Pyramids when he meets a gypsy. The gypsy tells him where to find the treasure and that he has to give half of it to her. He wants to fulfill his personal legend of finding the treasure.. I am a delightful girl who lives
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Is lying an inevitable part of life? As long as people live and have free will‚ it seems some people will always choose to be untruthful therefore causing havoc with their choices. The Alchemist by Ben Jonson is a play unlike others of its time period. However‚ even it does not escape the flaws of our world such as lying. In a time period as fragile as The Alchemist’s setting‚ one would think the characters would be a little more cautious than they are portrayed to be by the author. In this play
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The Alchemist- responding to the novel 1- The novel is based on 19th-20th century‚ Santiago‚ the shepherd lives out in the fields with his sheep. He goes from Andalusia‚ Spain to Tangier‚ from Tangier he travels to the Saharan oasis Al-Fayoum. The impact of the time setting in this novel is the fact that religion is very strong amongst the people. We as readers come across this time setting and setting (location) itself has an impact on the behavior of the characters we come across as we come
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The Alchemist The Alchemist encourages people to conform their Personal Legends‚ and to pursue their dream. Personal Legend means‚ that everyone has their ultimate goal in life‚ a type of ideal fate or destiny‚Many people don of accomplishing it. However many people don’t get the chance to accomplish them. It is not easy to accomplish them because we get to cede great things in life and we get to encounter within the process‚ however as a result of the sacrificing and struggling we get to achieve
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The universe conspires with the elements to make something happen- maktub it is written that you and the wind will become one it is written that one’s dream will overturn your own it is written that your path will unfold through your fantasies Fear is the enemy of the universe‚ modifying what is destined to happen. childhood fears may keep you from looking towards those who may help physical fears may keep you from fighting battles that will only push youu farther spiritual fears may keep
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Sometimes in life‚ when a person wants something with enough passion‚ everything seems to go perfectly accordingly to how it was planned. Paulo Coelho‚ the author of the Alchemist‚ calls this desire a personal legend. Everyone‚ when they are young‚ somewhat knows of their personal legend‚ and at some point in their lives everything is clear and possible. However‚ as time goes on‚ a mysterious force seems to blind us of achieving that goal. Through Santiago‚ the main character‚ and his attempts at
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The Alchemist Dialectical Journals CHARACTER 1) “Astride the animal was a horseman dressed completely in black‚ with a falcon perched on his left shoulder. He wore a turban and his entire face‚ except for his eyes‚ was covered with a black kerchief. He appeared to be a messenger from the desert‚ but his presence was much more powerful than that of a mere messenger.” (page 109) Response: My first impression of this man was definitely creepy. The boy viewed this unusual man as some
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Destination and journey in life are very important‚ but your journey is the most important. Journey is what you’re doing to reach your destination. Sometime destination can’t be achieved by one. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago took a trip to Africa to discover his personal quest. While on his trip‚ he talks to the camel driver. The camel driver says to Santiago‚ “If you can concentrate always on the present‚ you’ll be a happy man…. Life will be a party for you‚ a grand festival‚ because
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