a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc.‚ whether the threat is real or imagined. It has the capability to prevent people from pursuing their dreams. This is seen in the case of the crystal merchant‚ Santiago‚ and the camel driver. These characters are all from the story‚ The Alchemist. Some of my personal experience will also used to justify. There are many examples that argue that fear is a challenge to those who wish to fulfill their dreams in the story. The crystal merchant from Tangier is a victim of fear
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individuals recognize what their fate is and some have accomplished it. Adapting genuine lessons and finding your place on Earth through your activities and contemplations is accepted to be a standout amongst the most vital things in life. In The Alchemist‚ a novel composed by Paulo Coelho‚ shows us about existence and the significance of finding yourself. Paulo Coelho takes us through an adventure of a shepherd named Santiago‚ who discovers his own "legend". Santiago has been a shepherd the majority
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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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In Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist‚ a boy named Santiago goes on a journey to follow his Personal Legend. Someone’s Personal Legend exists as something they have wanted to accomplish from birth. However‚ a “mysterious force” convinces people that they cannot realize their Personal Legend. People like Santiago have the ability to overcome this force and therefore can rediscover their Personal Legend. However‚ fear can hinder people from reaching their Personal Legend‚ which Coelho demonstrates through
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The Crystal Merchant and Englishman’s Development “We make a lot of detours‚ but we’re always heading for the same destination” (77). Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist reveals how Santiago goes about in a journey to achieve his Personal Legend. In his journey Santiago meets several people‚ although not everyone served a role in helping him realize his Personal Legend‚ but the Crystal Merchant and the Englishman served as big part in the realization of Santiago Personal Legend. Santiago had to
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Confident affect the mind positively because‚ confident allow us to believe in other individuals wisdom‚ focus on what we are searching for instead of what we are going through‚ and make us not to underestimate our old knowledges. Confident affect the mind positively‚ because being confident make us believe in other individuals wisdom. Santiago’s was influenced by a strange old man who claimed that he’s a king of where he came from.(on page. 17-24). The old man tried to have conversation with
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"Even if you cleaned my crystal for an entire year… even if you earned a good commission selling every piece‚ you would still have to borrow money to get to Egypt. There are thousands of kilometers of desert between here and there.” The crystal merchant refers to the Sahara desert on page 47 when Santiago asks him for money to get to Egypt the next morning. The crystal merchant laughs in response to Santiago’s request. Santiago pleads for money from the merchant but he doesn’t budge. Santiago needs
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study for your finals test. Would you follow your brain and decide to study or follow your heart and go to the party? The main protagonist‚ Santiago‚ has to face many decisions like this in his journey to the Pyramids of Giza. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” For example‚ Santiago learns some life lessons from a king. Next‚ Santiago learns about the language of the world and love. Finally‚ Santiago finds
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The Soul of The World’s Home There comes a time in every individual’s life when they must choose to pursue their dream or “personal destiny” or ignore it until it fades away. In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ the progantinst‚ Santiago‚ adopts the life of a shepherd so he has the opportunity to travel and leave his small home in Andalusia. Complacent with his way of life‚ Santiago unintentionally meets an old king who says Santiago must fulfill his personal destiny. Learning to speak the
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Among all of the themes established in The Alchemist‚ the most relevant theme to the novel is the idea of one’s own personal legend. The story revolves around Santiago‚ striving to achieve his personal legend. He meets new people‚ faces hardships‚ and learns new things about himself and his personal legend on his journey. Santiago has many things that appear while he is on his journey. These things that appear help him to achieve his personal legend and they teach him new‚ valuable lessons about
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