In The Alchemist By
Paulo Coelho, Santiago,the
protagonist of the story is from small place of where the citizens of that
place where Spanish. Santiago is a very clever boy and is very
much curious about the world. Both of his parents wished for him to be a priest
but he instead becomes a shepherd due to the fact that his enthusiasm
wouldn't let him do such a thing as he thought it was not really his choice of
career. So he goes against his parents’ wishes for him to become a
priest, and instead becomes a shepherd so that he can travel around the world. Nevertheless he does not let his enthusiasm take over him. For instance “But the sheep had taught him something even more
important: that there was a universal language in the world that everyone
understood, a language the boy had used throughout the time that he was trying
to improve things at the shop. It was the language of enthusiasm, of things
accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something
believed in and desired. Tangier was no longer a strange city, and he felt
that, just as he had conquered this place, he could conquer the world". in this quote it shows that he is finding two stones in the Shepherd's pouch and the stones remind him of his home in Spain where he came from, and how no matter how adventurous and full of joy his journey is, and no matter how much he is loving it. He will never forget where he came from and will not let his successes make the best of him.
The next character being analyzed is the Englishman.The Englishman is a scholarly and Santiago like, enthusiastic alchemist, however he is not really as social as Santiago. The English man would rather sit down and read on and on instead of talking and interacting with others. The Englishman also does not realize the value of experience until Santiago comes along. Since the Englishman and Santiago share a responsibility to chase and find their Personal Legends, they quickly become friends. For one thing, Santiago is a visual and auditory learner and the Englishman is a bookworm and learns through studying his ancient alchemy texts, known as a read-write learner. So when the two try to swap things around try learning the ways each other did, the results were not good. "The Englishman was disappointed. The years of research, the magic symbols, the strange words and the laboratory equipment…none of this had made an impression on the boy. His soul must be too primitive to understand those things, he thought. [. . .] "Go back to watching the caravan," he said. "That didn't teach me anything, either". But he must also learn from Santiago the importance of experience and friendship. the novel conveys the fact that even though knowledge that is gained from books can be useful, one should not rely on it solely and unconditionally. The power of wisdom fully comes from the part of life called experience.
The final character that is being evaluated is Fatima. Fatima herself is the only female character that is playing a role in this novel. Fatima is described as a beautiful and a pretty girl. But she is also very patient and she is deeply attached to Santiago so therefore she willingly waits for him as he pursues his Personal Legend. She herself lives in the desert where her only job is to collect water. in the novel she later says " as a woman of the desert she realizes that men must leave the women they love for long periods". Fatima truly does the value of this journey for Santiago and how much it means to him, but however she is putting her love aside, to the point that, she is being patient and composed as Santiago departs away. She has confidence that he will return if he loves her. Fatima is not like others where they can't stand a second without thier loved ones so they bother them and end up ruining their decisions. Santiago has stepped his foot on a big mission and Fatima is being very cooperative and supportive of Santiago's Personal Legend pursuit.
The next character being analyzed is the Englishman.The Englishman is a scholarly and Santiago like, enthusiastic alchemist, however he is not really as social as Santiago. The English man would rather sit down and read on and on instead of talking and interacting with others. The Englishman also does not realize the value of experience until Santiago comes along. Since the Englishman and Santiago share a responsibility to chase and find their Personal Legends, they quickly become friends. For one thing, Santiago is a visual and auditory learner and the Englishman is a bookworm and learns through studying his ancient alchemy texts, known as a read-write learner. So when the two try to swap things around try learning the ways each other did, the results were not good. "The Englishman was disappointed. The years of research, the magic symbols, the strange words and the laboratory equipment…none of this had made an impression on the boy. His soul must be too primitive to understand those things, he thought. [. . .] "Go back to watching the caravan," he said. "That didn't teach me anything, either". But he must also learn from Santiago the importance of experience and friendship. the novel conveys the fact that even though knowledge that is gained from books can be useful, one should not rely on it solely and unconditionally. The power of wisdom fully comes from the part of life called experience.
The final character that is being evaluated is Fatima. Fatima herself is the only female character that is playing a role in this novel. Fatima is described as a beautiful and a pretty girl. But she is also very patient and she is deeply attached to Santiago so therefore she willingly waits for him as he pursues his Personal Legend. She herself lives in the desert where her only job is to collect water. in the novel she later says " as a woman of the desert she realizes that men must leave the women they love for long periods". Fatima truly does the value of this journey for Santiago and how much it means to him, but however she is putting her love aside, to the point that, she is being patient and composed as Santiago departs away. She has confidence that he will return if he loves her. Fatima is not like others where they can't stand a second without thier loved ones so they bother them and end up ruining their decisions. Santiago has stepped his foot on a big mission and Fatima is being very cooperative and supportive of Santiago's Personal Legend pursuit.
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