The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho. Brazil: Editora Rocco Ltd‚ 1988 The Alchemist is said to be one of the most important literary phenomenons of the 20th century‚ selling more than 30 million copies worldwide. The novel has been translated into over 67 languages and tops the all time best-seller list in 18 countries. The Alchemist has been called “A Fable about Following Your Dreams”. Fables are cautionary tales that always have a purpose. Paulo Coelho’s purpose for writing this novel is to show that
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Freshman Advice Well for starters I guess I should start by telling you about my freshman year in high school. Well when I was a freshman in high school I didn’t go to Pinecrest‚ in fact I didn’t even go to a normal high school! The school I went to included 6th grade all the way up to 12th grade. The school I went is an alternative school. The name of the school is Pinckney‚ so I’m not really sure what advice to give the incoming freshman class of Pinecrest. So I’m just going to give advice
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Nameless Composition Two Professor Due: 2/13/14 The Literary Alchemy of The Alchemist Paul Coelho’s novel The Alchemist is the story of a young man on his journey to find his personal legend. Throughout the novel questions of common morality‚ and integrity are discovered‚ as well as the importance of pursuing ones dreams. This novel greatly emphasizes the balance of sacrifice in relation to reward‚ and realizing ones own Personal Legend. The story follows the main character Santiago‚ born
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The Alchemist: 1. In The Alchemist‚ Santiago learns several important life lessons. Write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from your reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The essay prompt is asking to write a reflective piece about a lesson you learned from the reading of the novel that you can apply to your own life. The problem here is that no criteria has been established in order to verify the validity of this book. Without a proper means of identifying the
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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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The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ follows the life of a young boy‚ Santiago‚ through his journey of achieving his personal legend. In this multi-genre project‚ I have focused on three themes that are prevalent in the novel. First model illustrates the process involved in realising what is one’s personal legend. The second model explores the paths that one can take and the obstacles they face. Underlying these previous themes is also fate which has been predetermined before one’s birth. All these themes
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fields and are based on providing new information. With every attribute necessary to accomplish a goal the most dominant stands to be the feature of bravery; bravely moving into new unknown work‚ or sticking with ill proven concepts. In the novel The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho the author puts forward heavy usage of bravery in the concept of his book. Within the text the protagonist Santiago has several experiences in which he displays bravery through his ability to remain focused and take risks. In order
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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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Paulo Coelho‚ author of The Alchemist‚ defines a personal legend as “... what you have always wanted to accomplish.” He elaborates‚ stating‚ “Everyone‚ when they are young‚ knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives‚ everything is clear and everything is possible.” He continues to explain that the desire to accomplish this personal legend decreases‚ as people begin to oppose the person’s inclination to succeed. Santiago‚ the main protagonist‚ is led through many emotional and
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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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