Alchemist

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the concept of external and uncontrollable forces determining people’s lives is explored. This notion can be unsettling as individuals yearn for autonomy over their own destinies. The novel centrally revolves around Santiago, a shepherd, and his arduous quest for a treasure that symbolizes his unique purpose or “Personal Legend”….

In the alchemist by Paul Coelho. he writes about a shepherd named Santiago. Santiago’s journey is written chiefly through state of affairs originals. Originals are used to categorise people and a state of affairs in narratives. verse forms. dramas ect. The prevailing originals are situational. The most distinguished originals in the alchemist are the induction….

Examine how fate and destiny influence Santiago’s journey and impact the plot’s development. Additionally, consider the potential messages conveyed by the author in each of these instances. Paulo Coelho explores the concepts of fate and destiny in The Alchemist, portraying them as forces that determine the path of an individual’s life. These forces cannot be…

Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janiero in 1947 and before his career as abest-selling author, he was a playwright, theater director, hippie, and popularsongwriter for some of Brazil’s leading pop artists. In 1986 he took apilgrimage along that Road of Santiago and this would be the center of theplot of the book, The…

Santiago cannot forget a vision he had, in which he saw an army riding into the oasis with swords at the ready. The Alchemist, a book by Paulo Coelho, tells the story of a boy who embarks on a journey to find his personal legend, his true treasure, after having this dream. Throughout his journey,…

While sleeping near a sycamore tree in the sacristy of an abandoned church, Santiago, a shepherd boy, has a recurring dream about a child who tells him that he will find a hidden treasure if he travels to the Egyptian pyramids. An old woman tells Santiago that this dream is prophetic and that he must…

There may have been times when you have avoided a close brush with death due to a strong gut feeling. Similarly, you may have chosen to stay at home because something felt wrong. All of these instances can be explained by the concept of following your heart. The theme of trusting your intuition is consistently…

To start with, the definition of an allegory is that it is a type of writing that has a double meaning. On one level, it is a romance or adventure etc while on another level, it is a description of a moral, spiritual or political reality common to all people either actually or potentially. While…

In life, it is hard to come across a good book. Millions of books are published each year, all over the world. J.D. Salinger, the author of the Catcher In The Rye says, “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it…