Fatima And The Hawks In The Alchemist

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Penny Chamberlain Mr. Sackett World literature 04/11/24 Mentors Everybody learns from teachers and mentors that push them towards their end goal. In the novel The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho describes the story of Santiago finding his personal legend and using the lessons he learns from the mentors he meets. The mentors teach him in different ways, even when he does not notice them: past lessons that he learns in the beginning, help him in the end. King Melchizedek and the Englishman; the animals; Fatima and the alchemist; teach and push Santiago on his journey to discover his personal legend. King Melchizedek and the Englishman both teach Santiago the importance of looking at the world in balance. Santiago hears a story from King Melchizedek and …show more content…

The soul of the world communicates with him through the hawks, allowing Santiago to try and warn the oasis in time. Santiago first discovers the unspoken language with his sheep, which ultimately helps him with the hawks. Fatima and the alchemist both teach the importance of having courage when following his dreams, they urge him and test him on his journey of finding his personal legend. Fatima shows how his dreams can only be achieved if he is committed to it: “without such love, one's dreams shall have no meaning” (96). Fatima lets him go, which tests the lessons that Santiago has learned thus far; he has to postpone something that he desperately wants, to find his purpose in life. Similar to how he gave up his role as a shepherd to pursue his personal legend. This tests his dedication to the journey and not just the destination, which requires courage. The alchemist first meets Santiago and “had to test [ his ] courage”(115). The bravery that he had to leave Fatima and having a test of courage taught him to be determined to the end. Santiago utilized these lessons learned for the rest of his journey, pushing him to find his personal legend and make his way back to

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