Paulo Coelho writes his book “The Alchemist’ about a young shepherd boy, named Santiago, taking us on a very interesting adventure, growing up and finding his one true calling in life. The journey he takes rapidly turns into his mission to pursue his Personal Legend and to understand the world as a whole, the Soul of the World. Santiago learns that everyone is put on earth to pursue their own Personal Legend. Each and everyone of us has our own calling in life, no matter how big or small it might be. Coelho describes it as “God’s blessing” and the “path that God chose for you here on earth.” The theme of personal legend is shown through the characters Santiago, the crystal merchant of Tangier , and the Englishman who desired to find the alchemist. Paulo Coelho shows the theme of personal legend through Santiago by saying he loves to travel. Santiago became a shepherd because of his love to travel . Santiago's dream has been to travel since he was little. Santiago had dreamed of traveling forever, so making it all the way to the pyramids of Egypt would be an adventure. He traveled there in hopes of finding his treasure, not stopping until he made it there. …show more content…
Santiago is seeking his Personal Legend, whereas the crystal merchant is not. He dreamed of Mecca his whole life, however, he felt if he left for Mecca he would no longer have anything else to dream of. Even after Santiago's changes to the crystal business have brought in enough money to make Mecca a possibility, the crystal merchant does not seek Mecca. He has abandoned his Personal Legend. By contrast, Santiago earns enough to return to the life that is most comfortable to him, the life of a shepherd, yet he chooses to postpone this in his journey to reach the
When wanting to accomplish something in life, there will be a decision that will affect the outcome of leading to the right path. It will either help in achieving the goal that was made or take it further away from being able to accomplish it. In the novel “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho, is about a young boy named Santiago. He is a shepherd wanting to travel with his sheep all around in doing so he goes through the experience called "The Hero’s Journey”. The Hero’s Journey are stages taken to accomplish your Personal Legend which is a goal you want to get accomplish in life. He also goes through stages in the journey that help him overcome any challenges he faces. They also bring him closer to the end of completing
First of all, the author shows that through persevering through adversity anyone can achieve their dreams. During the book Santiago continuously faces problems that he will have to overcome to achieve his Personal Legend. In this scenario, Santiago is in the city of Tangier when he is suddenly robbed of all of his money, by a thief who promised to take him to Egypt. However instead of thinking of himself as a victim of a thief he decides that “I’m an adventurer, looking for treasure” (34). Santiago was able to persevere through a situation that many people would not have been able to overcome and not able to continue their journey. Being able to persevere through
There are countless heroes throughout literature. Their stories are all timeless and meaningful. The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, is home to one of these heroes with an incredible quest. Interestingly, it is quite common to see quests and journeys throughout all literature. In the Alchemist, the protagonist, Santiago, goes through many stages of being a hero such as, call to adventure, refusal of the call, supernatural aid, crossing the threshold, and road of trials. Santiago clearly demonstrates all these stages throughout the entire novel.
Paulo Coelho’s novel, The Alchemist follows the ventures of Santiago, a young shepherd from an Andalusian town in Spain. He disobeyed his father’s wish to enroll at a seminary to become a Catholic priest; instead he became a shepherd in order to fulfill his dream to travel throughout the country, in fact the world. Throughout the novel, his character changes while he is on a journey to find his Personal Legend and to find his treasure that would make him rich. In the novel, he changes constantly and he somewhat represents mankind.
The idea of a Personal Legend can mean different things to different individuals based on the life they have lived. For some, their legend may be to save a life, become a doctor, or even achieve happiness. It takes some people a longer time to find and achieve this legend, but I have been blessed to have realized my Personal Legend at a young age. My Personal Legend is to lead those who are lost to Christ and project God’s love with my helpfulness, advice-giving, and overall generosity as a person. The Alchemist somewhat reminded me of God’s power as my creator.
Have you ever encountered problems while trying to fulfill a goal in your life? In the book The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, a shepherd boy named Santiago overcomes obstacles to reach his personal legend. Throughout the book Santiago encounters many friends to help him fulfill his destiny. Santiago encounters many problems throughout the story. He overcomes them with the help of his friends and his wife-to-be. These problems shape Santiago into a dignified man of many traits.
The Theme of “The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho is, always follow your dreams and listen to your heart. At the start of the novel Santiago does not know what he should do when he is confronted by his dream. But by the end of the novel Santiago completely trusts his heart to guide him though life. Santiago’s story shows him learning and living out the theme of the novel.
“The Alchemist” a novel written by Paulo Coelho, is about a boy named Santiago. A shepherd who yearns to travel to search for his a treasure he dreamt of that is extravagant as any ever found. Along the way to his journey Santiago learns from people and becomes wiser. Teaching us things that a few books teach us which is to listen to our hearts and become wiser from the things we come across above all to follow your dreams. Santiago begins his hero’s journey to pursue his dreams and go to an unknown world.
In the book The Alchemist by Paul Coelho, a boy named Santiago decides to follow his recurring dream to find a treasure. Throughout his journey, he meets several people that change and teach him lessons that help him on his journey. The most prominent people he meets on his quest show him the importance of following his dreams.
The novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is a story about a young shepherd named Santiago, who had to take a hero’s journey to realize his personal legend. First he was called to adventure when he had the same recurring dream. This call to adventure brought him to meet many new people that were either helpful or a set back. An old king was the first mentor that gave him knowledge and the courage to follow his dream. The young shepherd crosses the the threshold when he sells his sheep and goes to africa. He faced many trials and temptations through this hero's journey. There was also a point in which he was thinking of giving it all up a returning home. He overcame this and transformed into a better person. In the end he finally realises his
In the novel The Alchemist, the author, Paulo Coelho, develops Santiago’s journey by creating adversity for Santiago to overcome in order to find himself. The Alchemist is about a young shepherd named Santiago who has a reoccurring dream about finding treasure. During his adventure he meets a king who helps guide him in his journey to find his personal legend. During his travels Santiago encountered numerous struggles. Before he could even become a shepherd and start traveling he had to convince his father to “let him be a shepherd” (11).
This shows that Santiago starts to understand his personal legend is and starts to set off it. Along the way Santiago received help from many people, which helped him mature and better understand himself. A personal journey is mental and it shows a lot about the hero along the way.
In Coelho's The Alchemist it discusses the importance of the journey of finding your personal legend and what this shows about our lives. Santiago’s way of living by taking care of the sheep made him realize that he wanted to change his life, and achieve something way beyond his lifestyle that he was living. Santiago kept having a recurring dream about a hidden treasure at the Egyptian Pyramids. In the process of trying to find out what the hidden treasure was Santiago meets a man named King Of Salem. King Of Salem teaches Santiago about finding his personal legend and the soul of the world “And, when you want something, all the
In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, personal legend is the most important theme, because it is something Santiago needs to discover, something that shouldn’t be hindering us, but motivating us, and it is a path that not only comes with Santiago’s treasure, but also with lessons he must learn.
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the author describes the difficult but rewarding journey of Santiago toward the realization of his own Personal Legend. The quote, “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it”, challenges, drives, and energizes Santiago’s journey throughout the novel to find his Personal Legend at every stop he makes along the way.