Was there a loved one you had to leave behind? In The Alchemist‚ Santiago has to leave his loved one behind‚ but when you leave a loved one behind‚ you always come back if the love is true. In the novel‚ The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ Santiago learns‚ “Remember where your heart is‚ there you will find your treasure.” First‚ Santiago becomes aware of his purpose in the world. Next‚ Santiago experiences the feeling of love. Last‚ Santiago discovers that items end up where they originally started
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2/8/2012 Allegories in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Oates constitutes the use of allegories to create a sense of suspense in the story. The story depicts the way society was in the 1960s. In this time period‚ there were a lot of controversies that cause a lot of frustration. Many stories written during the 1960s involved a lot of the same things that are in this coming-of-age story. The issues incorporated into “Where Are You Going
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In The Alchemist‚ the seer asks the camel driver why he wants to know his future‚ and the camel driver responds‚ “because I am a man…And men always live their lives based on the future.” (Coelho 107) Upon the camel driver’s answer‚ the seer refuses to cast the twigs‚ insisting that the future cannot be told‚ only guessed at. He goes on to tell the camel driver that the “secret is here in the present.” (Coelho 108) This is fitting with one of the many themes of The Alchemist‚ that one shouldn’t anticipate
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The Alchemist and the news article “What a new study teaches us about football and brain disease” (Partida PBS Broadcasting Service) brightens the idea that objects‚ people‚ ideas‚ etc. aren’t always what they’re imagined. In the novel The Alchemist (Coelho‚ Paulo. The Alchemist. N.p.: HarperCollins.‚ n.d. Print.) a boy is told an idea that there is a treasure in the pyramids of Egypt. According to the novel‚ there is more to it than just wealth as the boy travels across lands. “The alchemist said
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theme of the book the‚ The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho would be‚ why overcoming your fears enable you to pursue your dreams. The crystal merchant in the book‚ The Alchemist is afraid of pursuing his dream to make a pilgrimage to Mecca because he thinks he will have nothing to live for once he’s achieved his dream. The crystal merchant understands that he acts foolishly in not pursuing his Personal Legend‚ even after Santiago shows him the benefits of taking risks: “You know that I’m not going
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Alchemist Archetypes In the alchemist by Paul Coelho‚ he writes about a shepherd named Santiago. Santiago’s journey is written mainly through situation archetypes. Archetypes are used to categorize people and a situation in stories‚ poems‚ plays ect. The predominant archetypes are situational. The most distinguished archetypes in the alchemist are the initiation‚ the quest‚ death and rebirth‚ the journey‚ and supernatural intervention. The first archetype in the entire book is the initiation;
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An Analysis of Mirage Symbolism In The Alchemist Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago‚ a young shepherd living in an abandoned church in a small Andalusian town‚ who is stripped of his comfortable and safe lifestyle after an encounter with Melchizedek‚ an Islamic king who tells him of his “Personal Legend” (21). Melchizedek points Santiago in the direction of his treasure only after taking one-tenth of his money‚ giving him two stones‚ and a lesson on reading omens. Throughout
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Towards the middle of the book‚ The Alchemist‚ Santiago states the difference between the sheep and the desert: “I understand sheep; they’re no longer a problem‚ and they can be good friends. On the other hand‚ I don’t know if the desert can be a friend‚ and it’s in the desert that I have to search for my treasure” (p.66). The sheep symbolize the life lived by those who do not achieve their destiny and blind to the potential reality. Santiago expresses through diction thinly veiled disrespect for
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Essay on the The Alchemist: “Name any five lessons Santiago learned and how he mastered them” The Alchemist is a journey of exploration and self-discovery as we follow the main character‚ Santiago‚ a young shepherd who lives in Spain‚ on a journey to fulfill his personal legend. The novel shows us wisdoms and gentle reminders of how to change our lives from what they may be today into the life we have always dreamed of. The novel tells us that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle
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HonorsNovember 13‚ 2012Similar Weaknesses Between Sheep and PeopleIn life‚ two species can be compared.When compared similar qualities may be found between the two. In this case‚ one can find this similarity in the weaknesses of Santiagos sheep in The Alchemist and people who fail to pursue their Personal Legend. People dont always strive‚ and sometimes people fail when searching for their PersonalLegend. WeaknessesSantiago sees in his sheep are their indifference‚ pessimism‚ and dependence which
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