What Does Santiago Learn From The Alchemist
A Journey Through Lessons Santiago goes on a journey from Spain, where he lives, to Egypt where he thinks he is going to find his treasure. On this journey Santiago learns to connect with the Soul if the World from the Englishman and from the Alchemist, he learns to trust his own intuitions from one of the camel drivers and from the pair of hawks, he also learns about true love from his father and from Fatima. First, Santiago learns to connect with the Soul of the World from the Englishman and the Alchemist. The Englishman loves to read books and some of the books he reads are information about how to connect with the Soul of the World. Santiago is very curious about how these books were written in the past, so the Englishman
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Moreover, Santiago learns to connect with the Soul of the world from the Alchemist. The Alchemist and the Englishman are helping Santiago to achieve his goal on his journey but while they are going on, they have to rest and sleep. But the Englishman has hard time to sleep so he calls Santiago to talk with. When Santiago comes beside him, Santiago talks about his life journey. The Englishman is very fascinated of what he has been through and Santiago says “That's the principle that governs all things” (Coelho 78). But then the Alchemist added on saying “In Alchemy it’s called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart that's when you are the closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force” (Coelho 78). The Alchemist is trying to explain that Santiago should use his heart more than his brain so that he can achieve things in his life. If Santiago learns how to use his heart then he will learn how to connect with the Soul of the World. Thus, Santiago learns how to interconnect with the Soul of the World from the Englishman, and from the …show more content…
But to learn these lessons he had to overcome tests after tests so that he can follow his dream to his treasure. Santiago learns many lessons from his journey, he learns to connect with the Soul of the World from the Englishman and the Alchemist, to trust his intuitions from one of the camel drivers and from the pair of hawks, he also learns about true love from his father and form Fatima. All these lessons that Santiago learns on his journey helped him change his personality. Before he went on his journey, he was fearful and reserved and he could not make decisions on his own. But now, he became fearless, hard working
Moreover, Santiago learns to connect with the Soul of the world from the Alchemist. The Alchemist and the Englishman are helping Santiago to achieve his goal on his journey but while they are going on, they have to rest and sleep. But the Englishman has hard time to sleep so he calls Santiago to talk with. When Santiago comes beside him, Santiago talks about his life journey. The Englishman is very fascinated of what he has been through and Santiago says “That's the principle that governs all things” (Coelho 78). But then the Alchemist added on saying “In Alchemy it’s called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart that's when you are the closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force” (Coelho 78). The Alchemist is trying to explain that Santiago should use his heart more than his brain so that he can achieve things in his life. If Santiago learns how to use his heart then he will learn how to connect with the Soul of the World. Thus, Santiago learns how to interconnect with the Soul of the World from the Englishman, and from the …show more content…
But to learn these lessons he had to overcome tests after tests so that he can follow his dream to his treasure. Santiago learns many lessons from his journey, he learns to connect with the Soul of the World from the Englishman and the Alchemist, to trust his intuitions from one of the camel drivers and from the pair of hawks, he also learns about true love from his father and form Fatima. All these lessons that Santiago learns on his journey helped him change his personality. Before he went on his journey, he was fearful and reserved and he could not make decisions on his own. But now, he became fearless, hard working