Gary Puente Title: The Alchemist Author: Paulo Coelho Date: 9/6/12 Quotes: “Whoever you are‚ or whatever it is that you do‚ when you really want something‚ it ’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It ’s your mission on earth.” (Melchizedek) “We are afraid of losing what we have‚ whether it’s our life or our possessions or our property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same
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Paulo Coelho‚ The Alchemist: Following your dream is no easy task. Thesis Statement: Paulo Coelho’s book‚ The Alchemist (1988)‚ demonstrates a boy named Santiago following his dream‚ also known as his “Personal Legend”‚ and encounters various obstacles‚ which will convey him to what he will become. The connection made by Paulo Coelho in this manuscript was‚ all that is around him will eventually assist the effort made by the individual (Santiago). Paulo Coelho reveals many spiritual/religious
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the baker or crystal merchant‚ who‚ like most‚ prioritized material success and comfort over following the dreams of their youth‚ Santiago experiences the joy that accompanies fulfillment of one’s spiritual quest. Love A secondary theme in The Alchemist is that of love‚ which Santiago craves at the novel’s opening as he fantasizes about his next encounter with the merchant’s daughter with whom he spoke briefly the previous year. He is young and alone‚ and wishes heartily for true companionship‚
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Alchemist Response The Alchemist is a very convincing and exhilarating book that tells us about following our dreams and taking them to the very end. This novel tells us to leave our boring‚ everyday lives‚ risk everything we have‚ and pursue our “personal legends.” It emphasizes and elucidates the fact that most people in this world want to be told that all their dreams and desires are to come true sooner or later‚ but Coelho states that in order for them to actually come true we have to struggle
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In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho the main character‚ Santiago had to overcome many obstacles. There are four obstacles that Santiago had to overcome while trying to find his treasure and complete his personal legend. The first obstacle is being “told from childhood onward that every dream is impossible” (Coelho 2). Santiago’s parents want him to be a priest‚ but he wants to travel the world and be a shepherd. He even goes to school to be a priest. “One afternoon‚ on a visit to his
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The Alchemist In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho symbols and allusions are used to show the balance of sacrifice in relation to reward. The conflict of the story is the tension Santiago has with himself in whether or not to try to find a treasure in the Pyramids of Egypt. He wants to leave his simple life as a shepherd and pursue his Personal Legend to find the treasure. He later finds out that the treasure was buried where he started‚ the sycamore tree. One of the many symbols the
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each book sold in past 50 years‚ “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is the fifth most read book in the world (Polland‚ 2012). Many people were impressed by this book‚ and people had time to think about their own personal legend after reading this book. The content of “The Alchemist” is so great that people can easily read and understand this novel‚ but the title of this novel‚ “The Alchemist”‚ confused many people. The reason is that even though there is an alchemist in the story‚ the story is mainly about
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Francesa Larkin Personal Legend paper What am I good at? What am I good at? The question swirled around my head as I stared at the lake it seemed so endless. It went on and on until it fitted into the sky. in that moment I felt like a body of water myself‚ I needed to find my path in life or just as the lake I would fade away I sat hopelessly feeling alone in the world I looked up to the star filled sky asking for some sort of sign or direction. In my peripheral I saw someone walking. I
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Research Paper - The Alchemist (Alchemy‚ Magical Realism‚ Gypsies‚ and Fate) Ryan Yoder‚ Ariana Amador‚ Cassie Garza‚ Edgar Vargas R. Medina AP English Lang. & Comp. January 26‚ 2011 Research Paper - The Alchemist (Alchemy‚ Magical Realism‚ Gypsies‚ and Fate) The Alchemist was a book full of many meanings jumbled into one complete novel. For the most part the novel was circled around the point of defining the fate of Santiago’s life. In order to establish the fate of Santiago’s
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Van Lupardi 10/23 FYPO Book Review The Alchemist The Alchemist is an adventuristic novel written by Paulo Coelho that takes place in both Europe and Africa. Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian author who published this book in 1988. The original language the novel was written in was Portuguese; the book became a best seller internationally and was then translated into seventy different languages. The main character is Santiago‚ an Andalusian shepherd who has a dream under a sycamore
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