The short novel, "The Alchemist", is a story about life, and how it comes full circle around. The story is about a young sheep herder who, from a gypsy, finds that his future holds a great treasure under the pyramids of Egypt. With the help of a mysterious man who calls himself a king, they young boy sets off on his journey. By selling his sheep, he manages to get enough money to set off on his journey. But during the first lag of his journey, he starts having doubt about what he has done.
When he ends up in a forging country, where he doesn't know the language, the customs, anything. He soon gets a job at a crystal shop that is currently struggling. The sheep herder works hard, and with some cleaver suggestions, the crystal merchant starts getting swarmed with business. After about a year, the sheep herder has saved enough money to continue on with his journey. He sets off on a foot journey across the desert of Egypt.
On this journey, he meets a man who is studying to be an Alchemist, but is doing it for the wrong reasons. He travels with many books, which he allows the young sheep herder when they become friends. The desert journey is a rough one due to wars breaking out. But they continue on anyway. After a long while, they stop at a small Oasis. Rumor has it that a real Alchemist lives in the Oasis, so the man who the herder was traveling with tries to seek him out, but no give. Meanwhile, the herder finds the girl of his dreams. All the time, he can't get her out of his mind.
But one day, when the herder is out in the desert, he has a vision of an oncoming attack. Scared, the herder demands to see the leader of the Oasis. He waits all day before he is granted an audience with the leaders. When he does, he explains the vision he had, and the leaders scoff. Again he tries, and the leaders make him a deal. For every enemy slain, 5 gold pieces. If no enemy comes, it's the herder's life. The herder has no choice now.
Alchemist: Alchemist is a story of a shepherd called Santiago and his very own legend. ... With the Alchemist, Santiago started to learn the alchemy too. While theri journey, Alchemist let him to think freely. ... The Alchemist left the young man Santiago so close to his treasure. ... There was just some more technical works that Alchemist should do him a perfect person and make him an Alchemist just like he is. ...
Paulo Coelho, author of "The Alchemist," demonstrates through the protagonist Santiago, that past is irrelevant and the steps taken toward the future are much more meaningful. ... When explaining this to the Alchemist, he states that, "love never keeps a man from pursuing his personal legend. ...
His second book was named The Alchemist and was published in 1988. ... The Alchemist was one of the top ten international best sellers of 1998. ... He was the one who turned the boy onto the idea of the alchemist and the masterwork. Before this he had never known of the alchemist and the great things that he could do in the world. ... This is where he met the alchemist, the man that would help him to realize his personal legend. ...
The Alchemist A Book Report on: The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho Submitted to Ms. ... His second book was named The Alchemist and was published in 1988. ... The Alchemist was one of the top ten international best sellers of 1998. ... He was the one who turned the boy onto the idea of the alchemist and the masterwork. ... This is where he met the alchemist, the man that would help him to realize his personal legend. ...
Knowing that he might loose the women he loved Santiago continued the quest to his treasure in the pyramids with the alchemist. ... The alchemist and the boy ran into trouble on the way to the pyramids and the alchemist promised the hostage takers that the boy could turn himself into the wind in three days. ... The alchemist granted the boy the title of being an alchemist because he had multiplied and wisdom and was now prepared to journey until his treasure was found. ... "You taught me the language of the World" "I only invoked what you already knew," said the alchemist. ... The alchem...
Although most alchemists tried to produce gold, many other alchemists used alchemy for medical purposes. ... Famous Alchemists One of the first major alchemists in Egypt was Democritus. ... Another alchemist named Zosimus also lived in Egypt. ... He, like many other alchemists, was accused of witchcraft. ... Some alchemists attempted to find the philosopher's stone for a lot of their career as an alchemist. ...
On his way there, Santiago met an Englishman who was studying to become an alchemist, in which learned a lot from this man. ... In interchange of their lives Santiago gave them all of his money and the alchemist warned them that Santiago was a mighty alchemist who will turn into wind within three days. ... As a result of Santiago's abilities, the tribesmen let him and the alchemist go free. After all the diversity they went through, Santiago and the alchemist found their way to get to the pyramids, and there the alchemist taught Santiago how to turn metal into gold by using the Philosop...
The title The Alchemist embodies Paulo Coelho's novel by showing many incredible changes that the main character, Santiago, goes through. ... This is most prominent and sudden, when the alchemist and Santiago were captured, the alchemist did not tell Santiago exactly what he needed to do to be able to turn into the wind, but he was about to have faith in himself and be successful. ... The alchemist's eccentric ways of teaching, suggests that for one to connect with the Soul of the World, one must follow their own heart and listen to their environment which is exactly was Santiago lea...
