The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a story focused heavily on allegory and meaning. It tells the tale of Santiago‚ a shepherd‚ following the omens of the world to reach his own Personal Legend. A theme of The Alchemist is the whole word is working with people to achieve their Personal Legends. As a shepherd‚ sheep were and are a large part of Santiago’s life. They represent Santiago before his journey begins and are an important point of his progression. For example‚ “He owned a jacket‚ a book that
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Alchemist Analytical Essay Mentor Figures in The Alchemist The Alchemist is a philosophical story by Paulo Coelho about a boy named Santiago who follows his dreams. He sets off on an arduous journey to the Egyptian pyramids and learns many valuable lessons as he attempts to uncover hidden treasure. With the aid of a number of inspiring individuals who provide valuable insight on their personal beliefs‚ Santiago seeks to fulfill his main obligation in life. If Santiago did not have the assistance
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thought-provoking‚ and beautiful. It is about dreams. Not just any dream‚ but the dream we have that extends from a thought we’ve all had at one time or another: ’I exist for a reason.’ Paul Coelho describes an idea that he refers to as a Personal Legend‚ or our destiny‚ and his story of Santiago serves as an example of his idea. Coelho does not offer a word-for-word-how-to manual on how to go about finding your own Personal Legend. Instead‚ like any good fable‚ it is filled metaphors and allegories‚ where scenes
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THE THEORY OF PAULO FREIRE by Carien Fritze (a community worker/organizer in London‚ England) WHO IS PAULO FREIRE? Freire is a Brazilian. He was born in the North East in 1921 of middle-class parents‚ better off than most. He then went on to work with the poor and this sharing of their life led him to the discovery of what he describes as the culture of silence‚ of the dispossessed. He came to realise that the ignorance and lethargy of the poor people in his country were the direct product
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Alchemist) The Alchemist is a thrilling novel that spurts with sanguinity; the story tells you that everything is possible as long as you really want it to happen. It’s like spiritual truth or ultimate reality can be attained through experience but as Coelho states "simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them". The story of the treasures of Santiago finds along the way teaches us‚ as only a few stories have done‚ about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts‚ learning
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Literary Essay Prep Title of book: The Valkyries Main Literary Element focus: Characterization CLAIM/THESIS: Through the use of characterization‚ Paulo Coelho illustrates the character of Paulo as he experiences an internal struggle of wanting to pursue his pleasures versus the fear of unknown and losing his happiness/everything he loves and cares for. He does this by using shifts in point of view as Paulo’s wife experiences this journey with him. SECTIONS OF MY PAPER TO ANSWER THESIS:
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take the focus off of our fears we begin to focus on the present and realize what we’ve been missing. Paulo Coelho portrays two main themes throughout The Alchemist: pursue your personal legend and dangers come when you fear. Paulo Coelho first covers the topic of personal legends in his novel. As mentioned in The Alchemist‚ “It’s [a personal legend] what you have always wanted to accomplish”(Coelho‚ pg. 21). Everyone has a personal legend‚ but with age comes the dying off of a dream‚ a dream that
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freedom‚ the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world." — Paulo Freire (Pedagogy of the Oppressed) "Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful‚ not to be neutral. " — Paulo Freire "The more radical the person is‚ the more fully he or she enters into reality so that‚ knowing it better‚ he or she can transform it. This individual
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Sonia arzola Reading 158 Professor Robert A. Unger 01 November 2012 The Alchemist Foreshadowing or first obstacle helps to identify‚ or gives a hint (idea) of what the problem of the story is. Paolo Coelho has several foreshadowing events in the Alchemist; for example‚ the scene in which Santiago relates his dream to the gypsy‚ regarding the Egyptian pyramids. The dream itself is an indication of a foreshadowing event. It indicates the events that eventually will occur through the book‚ ‘’gives
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The title of the book I chose for the honors book report is “The Alchemist” by Paul Coelho. HarperSanFrancisco‚ a division of HarperCollins Publishers published the book. The original book‚ written in Portuguese‚ was published in 1988 and the English translation was published in 1993. “The Alchemist” is a book of Science Fiction. Other genres include fantasy‚ quest‚ drama‚ adventure‚ psychology‚ etc. The book is 196 pages‚ 167 pages excluding the author interview. The story takes place Tarifa‚ Spain
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