represented by the 3 main characters within the book‚ the crystal merchant‚ the king of Salem (Melchizedek) and the protagonist Santiago. The main theme of the book the‚ The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho would be‚ why overcoming your fears enable you to pursue your dreams. The crystal merchant in the book‚ The Alchemist is afraid of pursuing his dream to make a pilgrimage to Mecca because he thinks he will have nothing to live for once he’s achieved his dream. The crystal merchant understands
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Essay on the The Alchemist: “Name any five lessons Santiago learned and how he mastered them” The Alchemist is a journey of exploration and self-discovery as we follow the main character‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd who lives in Spain‚ on a journey to fulfill his personal legend. The novel shows us wisdoms and gentle reminders of how to change our lives from what they may be today into the life we have always dreamed of. The novel tells us that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle
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In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ an ancient king named Melchizedek and an alchemist from the desert tell a young shepherd boy about a property which governs all things. This property‚ known as ‘the Soul of the World‚’ creates a path for all people and ornaments it with omens— messages from the Soul directing a person’s actions along this path towards their Personal Legend. According to the novel‚ all people have a Personal Legend: a destiny which includes each individual’s purpose in the world. These
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In the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost‚ the main theme is personal destiny that is very similar to book the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. To begin the poem is a very a personal theme to it in that “Robert” is choosing his own path shown by the amount of first person nouns in the poem and in itself the topic is purely man vs. man with no other antagonist or divine intervention. This is not true‚ but similar to the book‚ because the boy Santiago had first divine intervention in the King and also in the
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story focused heavily on allegory and meaning. It tells the tale of Santiago‚ a shepherd‚ following the omens of the world to reach his own Personal Legend. A theme of The Alchemist is the whole word is working with people to achieve their Personal Legends. As a shepherd‚ sheep were and are a large part of Santiago’s life. They represent Santiago before his journey begins and are an important point of his progression. For example‚ “He owned a jacket‚ a book that
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going. People would think of giving up their dream because they believe it’s too hard. Yet‚ at some point‚ people will also think it through and decide to keep moving forward to achieve their Personal Legend. Along the same lines‚ the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ highlights the obstacles one will face when reaching your Personal Legend. The story takes place in Andalusia‚ Spain where a young man named Santiago becomes aware of his Personal Legend. Santiago is a very courageous person and
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BOOK REVIEW The Alchemist Greta Khawbung “The Alchemist”‚ an allegorical novel‚ is first written in Portuguese and has since been translated into 67 languages‚ winning the Guinness World Record for most translated book by a living author
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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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MLA Style Research Paper based on the 7 ed. of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Created Nov 10‚ 2009. Your name Professor Course name Date John Smith Professor Williams American Studies 104 14 March 2008 Title is centered Found Voices: Carl Sagan th Your last name‚ and page # on upper right corner of each page ½ inch from top border. Smith 1 Use Times New Roman 12 pt. or similar easy to read font. Carl Sagan was perhaps one of the most influential scientific minds Double space
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said "There are some people who live in a dream world‚ and there are some who face reality‚ and then there are those who turn one into the other." A dreamer will always stay a dreamer unless they put their dreams in action‚ as Santiago did‚ in The Alchemist. This quote is quite evident throughout the novel and life‚ and many people don’t even realize that they have a Personal Legend‚ which is their only obligation in life. A wise mother once said‚ "There are many different paths up the same mountain
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