In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Santiago is impacted by The Alchemist, the crystal merchant and Melchizedek. All of these people taught Santiago something which let him achieve his personal legend. All of these characters played a vital role in him completing his journey. The first person that Santiago meet on his journey which really taught him something about himself was Melchizedek. When Santiago ,met with Melquisedec, he appeared to be a rich man wearing a golden breastplate but covered…
The operation called car wash (lava jato) is the biggest investigation on corruption and money laundering in Brazil. The name comes from the use of gas stations and car washs to move illicit resources in one of the criminal organizations initially investigated. The judge of the first instance responsible for the operation is called Sergio Moro; he is a Federal judge, writer and college professor, and he is considered a brave, effective and very well qualified judge. Even though the operation car…
The destiny of some people sometimes had already been set the time when they were born just like the Chinese belief of a matchmaker that had decided who you will eventually be with you for the rest of your life. In the novel “ The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, Santiago decided to go on a journey to found the treasure, which is his destiny. During his journey, he met people who helped him, people who lead him to the treasure, and a girl that he loves. The person who told Santiago that the…
In the book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, a young shepherd named Santiago has a dream that he goes to the pyramids in Egypt and finds a treasure. Santiago believes that his personal legend is to go to the pyramids, find his treasure and bring it back home. Santiago is determined to go to the pyramids in Egypt and find his treasure. Santiago has positive character traits and negative traits that help him find his treasure. The positive traits he has is that he is determined to accomplish…
Throughout "The Alchemist" Santiago learns many new aspects on life and how the world works. Santiago has numerous "teacher" on the path to following his personal legend. The first "teachers" are his sheep; they play a big part in how he looks at life when he is a shepherd. Towards the beginning of the story Santiago mentions that he learns from his sheep and vice versa. His sheep depend on him, “They trust me, and they’ve forgotten how to rely on their own instincts, because I lead them to…
Throughout Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist the protagonist of the novel, Santiago, encounters many teachers during his journey that influence his quest in search for treasure. One of the most significant of Santiago’s teachers is The Englishman. Santiago learns from The Englishman some of the key essentials to finding his treasure. When Santiago and The Englishman meet each other The Englishman shows Santiago all his book-knowledge. The most compelling evidence in the novel is, “The…
The Alchemist Writing Prompt Essay The climax of the novel is when Santiago is faced with the challenge of turning himself into the wind. In the climax Santiago must use everything that he has been taught, by the Alchemist, and by the language of the world that was taught to him by his heart. Santiago tries to get the help of the Desert, but the Desert can not help him fully, and can only lend the boy its sands, so the Desert helps the boy get the help of the Wind, again the boy is faced with…
Sometimes leaving fear behind is the best way to accomplish goals. In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the main character, Santiago, pursues his personal legend of finding his treasure he has been dreaming about. Santiago, an ex-shepherd, learns his only obstacle to his personal legend are his fears. When he overcomes those fears, it is easier for him to understand his end goal. Because Santiago overcomes his fears he is able to achieve his personal legend. First, one must, understand that…
Santiago has changed throughout the entire book “The Alchemist” written by Paulo Coelho. Over many years he has gone through his personal legend shaping and forming him into the person he was destined to become. One of his most positive character traits that he has developed over his travels is that he is open to learning. Several times in the story Santiago mentions that his sheep have taught him many things and other characters as well. An example of this is, “...the sheep had taught him…
In the novel “The Alchemist” by the celebrated author Paulo Coelho a shepherd boy titled Santiago goes on an expedition to fulfill his Personal Legend. Thru his trek from Andalusia to Egypt he learned countless wisdom from many teachers along the way. While in the act of reading a mysteriously intriguing piece of literature Santiago come in contact with an old man named Melchizedek, who teaches him about Personal Legends and interprets a recurring dream of lost treasure. While conversing he…