Are the main characters in The Alchemist and The Pearl immature? In the books The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ and The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ the main characters are both immature‚ but in different ways. In The Alchemist‚ the main character Santiago is a relatively immature person if compared to the end. He becomes wiser during the course of his journey‚ learning more about the world. Before Santiago achieves his Personal Legend‚ he does not know as much about the world. At the start of the book
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written by Paulo Coelho and it was first published in 1988. It was originally written in Portuguese and has since been translated in 67 different languages. It has sold over 65 million copies worldwide and was awarded “Best Fiction Corine International Award” in 2002. It follows a story of a boy named Santiago who is following his personal legend. The Alchemist has many archetypal themes and symbols including wise old men‚ women‚ and the nature around him. Throughout this novel‚ Coelho uses archetypal
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act together; failure tends to happen alone”. Deepak Chopra https://www.deepakchopra.com/blog/category/14/deepak_quotes/most_recent/step/7 “When you find your path‚ you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes”. Paulo Coelho http://www.thethingswesay.com/quotes/motivational/ “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor”. Truman Capote http://www.thethingswesay.com/quotes/failure-is-the-condiment-that-gives-success-its-flavor/ “Optimists enrich the present
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one’s personal legend‚ the purity of the world is enhanced. According to Melchizedek‚ the Soul of the World is happy when the people living in the world are happy. “When you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” (Paulo Coelho 40). He gives Santiago two stones‚ Urim and Thummin‚ that help him make tough decisions. Throughout the novel‚ the magical stones give Santiago hope and keep him focused on his goal of finding his treasure. Even though Melchizedek appears briefly
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According to Paulo Coelho’s‚ The Alchemist‚ a Personal Legend can be found and accomplished because‚ “... when you want something‚ all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it” (Coelho 24). The idea of a Personal Legend‚ a dream‚ or treasure is constantly mentioned in the Alchemist. Personal Legend begins‚ when Santiago has a dream to when he finally meets the Englishman. The only difference was that Santiago was actually pursuing his dream; while as the Englishman was still searching
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In the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost‚ the main theme is personal destiny that is very similar to book the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. To begin the poem is a very a personal theme to it in that “Robert” is choosing his own path shown by the amount of first person nouns in the poem and in itself the topic is purely man vs. man with no other antagonist or divine intervention. This is not true‚ but similar to the book‚ because the boy Santiago had first divine intervention in the King and also in the
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The Alchemist The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a novel about one’s journey and personal struggles in which aid him in uncovering his newfound self realization. Coelho advocates this message through the story of Santiago‚ a shepherd whose “personal legend” is to find the treasure at the Egyptian pyramids‚ but instead finds his treasure through the experiences during his journey. Coelho’s purpose is to share his ideas of hope‚ and individual understanding or interpretation of life. He is successful
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World Literature BigUce44 1. The Alchemist‚ by Paulo Coelho‚ has a very good plot. Paulo Coelho is telling the readers that they can either discover their personal dreams or ruin it. The people that want to conquer their legend will always have many challenges to face‚ but that shouldn’t stop them from trying and finding ways to complete the challenge. The people that give up on their obstacle and chooses to quit striving for their legend will not
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individual’s growth. Throughout the course of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ Montag learns how to break away from the norms of his society and express his own beliefs after he meets various sources of inspirations. Similarly‚ during The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho‚ a boy named Santiago discovers his ability to fulfill actions for himself with the help of many mentors who he meets on his journey. Journeys allow individuals to encounter new people and ideas which ultimately lead them to trust their own intuition
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than we are‚ everything around us becomes better too.” (Coelho pg 84) This has translated to me and my life as I am now taking advice and in my classes at school being determined to earn a good grade on my assignments. I am striving to be better than I already am and trying to help my classmates as well. For example‚ when I do not receive a good grade‚ I do not give up but keep trying to improve that grade. The author of the book Paulo Coelho also emphasizes that the universe conspires to help someone
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