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    In The Alchemist‚ Santiago is a young shepherd from a small town and has a dream about a treasure. He sells all his sheep and went in search of the treasure. Santiago is determined‚ courageous and curious to learn new things. As he follows his dream‚ he experiences a lot of difficulties‚ but also he learns a lot. If Santiago doesn’t possess these traits‚ he would never be able to fulfill his dream. Determination is one of the strongest traits that Santiago possesses. As a result‚ his parents

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    The Alchemist was written by Paulo Coelho and it was first published in 1988. It was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated in 67 different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men‚ women‚ and the nature around him. Throughout this novel

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    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 with approved electroconvulsive

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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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    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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      This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist‚ is just one of the  book’s messages that changed me.  In this story‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd‚ decides  to give up his current life and follows his dream of finding lost treasure. By reading  Santiago’s adventures‚ I was given the words to describe something I had always  felt‚ the power to make my life what I want it to be.  Through this majestic tale‚  Coelho provides the title for a work of art‚ but leaves it to me to paint the picture for  myself.    The Alchemist speaks 

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    legend The main theme of The Alchemist is the pursuit of self-fulfillment. The message Coelho is putting forward is that every individual must allow themselves the right of pursuing their dream and creating their personal legend. Through his narrative Coelho explores the idea that individuals can only attain their dreams through constant purification of the self. This focus on the pursuit of spiritual fulfilment and the journey leads to the achievement of one’s dreams. Readers can use the book to

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    of sixty-million people with his masterpiece‚ The Alchemist. A powerful message requires a fortified medium to encompass readers in full immersion‚ and Coelho has diligently provided a tale capable of entertaining and uplifting readers by great use of literary elements. These writing techniques show readers the life of Santiago as he grows as a person and finds himself in obscure situations. The Alchemist inspires its readers to follow their dreams by expert use of symbols‚ characterization‚ foreshadowing

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    of a Christian’s salvation. The most succinct summary of the action in The Pilgrim’s Progress is probably the extended title of the work: “The Pilgrim’s Progress from this World to that which is to Come: Delivered under a Similitude of a Dream”. The novel contains life of Christian written in the manner of a man’s journey from his native city‚ The City of Destruction to the Celestial City. The various people that Christian meets‚ even the things that happen along the way are the allegorical

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    The theme of the book‚ the Alchemist‚ is to pursue your personal legend above all things. Paul Coleho makes it very clear that any one can achieve personal greatness by using a shepherd. Their are many reasons why you should follow your personal legend. Not only could you benefit from it‚ other lives you encounter on your journey maybe changed. You may have to post pone your journey to find the funds to complete you journey. In the book Santiago sales his sheep and goes to a lnad he has never seen

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