HonorsNovember 13‚ 2012Similar Weaknesses Between Sheep and PeopleIn life‚ two species can be compared.When compared similar qualities may be found between the two. In this case‚ one can find this similarity in the weaknesses of Santiagos sheep in The Alchemist and people who fail to pursue their Personal Legend. People dont always strive‚ and sometimes people fail when searching for their PersonalLegend. WeaknessesSantiago sees in his sheep are their indifference‚ pessimism‚ and dependence which
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Besides language‚ techniques to convey purpose in the alchemis: Through concrete diction and imagery‚ Paulo Coelho exhibits his purpose in writing the Alchemist and supplies an ambience in which the readers are prompted to learn and evaluate their own relationships‚ dreams‚ feel hope and ambition. Since the novel has a very serene tone‚ Coelho uses dictation to add interest to the novel. When a reader can visualize a situation‚ they can more easily relate to it by connecting memories that they
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Towards the middle of the book‚ The Alchemist‚ Santiago states the difference between the sheep and the desert: “I understand sheep; they’re no longer a problem‚ and they can be good friends. On the other hand‚ I don’t know if the desert can be a friend‚ and it’s in the desert that I have to search for my treasure” (p.66). The sheep symbolize the life lived by those who do not achieve their destiny and blind to the potential reality. Santiago expresses through diction thinly veiled disrespect for
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In The Alchemist‚ the seer asks the camel driver why he wants to know his future‚ and the camel driver responds‚ “because I am a man…And men always live their lives based on the future.” (Coelho 107) Upon the camel driver’s answer‚ the seer refuses to cast the twigs‚ insisting that the future cannot be told‚ only guessed at. He goes on to tell the camel driver that the “secret is here in the present.” (Coelho 108) This is fitting with one of the many themes of The Alchemist‚ that one shouldn’t anticipate
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Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of a young shepherd named Santiago who sets out on a journey after leaving his sheep and country behind to find a treasure following a recurrent dream he experiences. While on his journey‚ Santiago meets some interesting characters that help him realize his true potential and what it means to truly follow your dreams. Throughout the book‚ Santiago learns that if you have a goal in life‚ the world will come together to help you achieve it. He also learns
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The Alchemist: Coelho fights‚ and wins‚ the battle of effective reader engagement within the textual arena alone In Paulo Coelho’s work‚ The Alchemist‚ a young boy learns to listen to his heart and trust the world around him in pursuit of living out his dreams. Originally written in Portuguese‚ an in-depth study of the textual arena reveals Coelho’s engagement of the reader‚ in both the original language and translations‚ function as a fail-safe. Whether or not a certain reader finds the book’s
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Was there a loved one you had to leave behind? In The Alchemist‚ Santiago has to leave his loved one behind‚ but when you leave a loved one behind‚ you always come back if the love is true. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago becomes aware of his purpose in the world. Next‚ Santiago experiences the feeling of love. Last‚ Santiago discovers that items end up where they originally started
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happens and the decisions one makes will guide them through their life. Everyone is born with a purpose‚ and people must realize that the choices a person makes shapes ones future to fulfill their destiny. An example of this is the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. In this story the boy Santiago is learning that he must follow his Personal Legend. The author shows how you have to follow your destiny and that the choices you make guides you along the path of your fate. At the opening of the
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plans. In both the novels‚ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Room by Emma Donoghue‚ the heroes are overcome by fear of loss and fear of the future‚ but conquering their fears enables them to take the first steps to accomplishing their dreams. To begin with‚ the fear of losing beloved things or individuals‚ presents themselves with dilemmas that influence the continuation of their journey and that they will solely bypass these dilemmas by overcoming it. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago’s worry of losing everything
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An Analysis of Mirage Symbolism In The Alchemist Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago‚ a young shepherd living in an abandoned church in a small Andalusian town‚ who is stripped of his comfortable and safe lifestyle after an encounter with Melchizedek‚ an Islamic king who tells him of his “Personal Legend” (21). Melchizedek points Santiago in the direction of his treasure only after taking one-tenth of his money‚ giving him two stones‚ and a lesson on reading omens. Throughout
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