#Alchemist Book Review Series Of Events#

This book embodies the idea that things are simple yet complicated. What I liked about the book was how the story took several turns, but in the end, itвЂ™s all so simple. Review of the Book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Coelho had a troubled childhood. The hero, Santiago, is a shepherd, travelling with his flocks through the Andalusian countryside in the Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian writer who specializes in spiritually-inspired novels. The Alchemist is a simple tale expressed in beautiful, simple prose. The Guinness Book of Records credits The Alchemist as the most translated book by a living writer.

The Alchemist was initially a slow seller but has since become the most translated book by a living author. For example, he has worked as a lawyer, songwriter, actor, journalist, and theatre director. Before becoming a writer, Coelho engaged with multiple professions. Paulo used this hardship and his spiritual awakening, while on his 500-mile journey on Santiago de Compostela, as inspiration for his books. Subsequently, they committed him to a psychiatric hospital on three occasions.

My favorite part of the book is when the boy finally meets the Alchemist. Part One Section One вЂ“ Dreaming is What Makes Life InterestingMy favourite character in the book is the Alchemist. His ritual is to begin writing a novel when he sees a white feather in January of an odd year.

He The main character in The Alchemist is a shepherd, Santiago. This boyвЂ™s name is Santiago, a young shepherd from Andalusian, Spain. The Alchemist all starts with a boy having a dream. This book can be a great recommendation for people of all ages who are trying to find the true meaning of life.Book Review: The Alchemist. I would give it a rating of 5/5 stars.

This shop owner bought from Santiago and encouraged him to come back one year later. She is a merchantвЂ™s daughter he met while delivering wool to a shop she was browsing. Santiago hasnвЂ™t stopped thinking about this girl all year. Recently, SantiagoвЂ™s conversations have been about a girl that he met a year ago at the town that is the next destination on his journey. He calls each of them by name, his schedule revolves around them, and he has conversations with them. Santiago is very close to his animals.

Part One Section Two вЂ“ Achieve Your Personal LegendOnce Santiago reaches Tarifa, his last stop before the city where his dream girl lives, he visits an old gypsy woman. This is why he has been dreaming for the last year about seeing this girl again. Santiago accepts that dreaming about what you donвЂ™t have is what makes life interesting.

The gypsy woman tells Santiago that this treasure is real. However, Santiago wakes up just before he finds out exactly where it is located. Santiago has had a recurring dream where a child shows Santiago to the location of some treasure.

The man reveals himself to be Melchizedek, who is the king of Salem. An old man comes up to Santiago and tells him that he has read the same book before. The woman accepts her payment as being one-tenth of the treasure when Santiago finds it.Upon leaving the gypsy womanвЂ™s house, Santiago sits in the plaza to read a book.

Plus, that he can tell Santiago about the treasure in his dream if he gives him one-tenth of his sheep.After deliberation, Santiago decides that his sheep and the merchantвЂ™s daughter were just steps on the way to his Personal Legend (the treasure). Melchizedek explains to Santiago that he only appears to people who are ready to achieve their dreams. However, fear and routine obscure our Personal Legends. Just as the gypsy woman said, Melchizedek explains that Personal Legends come from the Soul of the World. Personal Legends are dreams that individuals have wanted to achieve their entire life. This wisdom was that the world believes the lie that fate is preventing people from achieving their Personal Legend.

With the money from selling his flock, Santiago buys a ticket from Tarifa to Africa and sets sail to find the treasure.Upon arriving in Tangiers, Santiago realizes that obtaining his Personal Legend will be more complicated than he first thought. These stones are there in case Santiago is struggling to understand the omens. One stone was black and called Urim (meaning вЂyesвЂ™), and the other stone was white and called Thummim (meaning вЂnoвЂ™). Plus, he gives Santiago two stones. Melchizedek tells Santiago always to follow the omens.

Santiago cleans the front window, and the owner subsequently offers him a job. So, Santiago continued on his journey toward obtaining his dreams.Wandering the streets in search of opportunities, Santiago came across a crystal shop that was struggling financially. He had nothing, but he asked the stones if MelchizedekвЂ™s blessing was still with him. Santiago weeps with despair. However, when the young man offers to help Santiago buy a camel, he robs Santiago of all his money. While sitting in a bar alone, Santiago is approached by a young man who, in Spanish, offers to help him to get to the Pyramids where the treasure lays.

In fact, the novel even explains that natural elements have to try and achieve their Personal Legends. Additionally, following your Personal Legends will allow the world to bestow favors upon you. Those who put off their Personal Legends will suffer from regret and will fail to experience the wealth associated with achieving them. Throughout the book, Personal Legends serve as the only means by which an individual can live a satisfying life. Personal Legends ExplainedPersonal Legends are a common theme in The Alchemist. Santiago agrees and takes the job.

Santiago accepted that he was far from home and far closer to the pyramids and the treasure. Instead, he knew that Santiago would continue to pursue his Personal Legend. Although the owner gives his blessing, he also tells Santiago that he knows he will not return to Spain. He asks for the ownerвЂ™s blessing to go home. Part Two Section One вЂ“ Everything Happens For a ReasonAfter obtaining enough money to buy another flock and travel home, Santiago has a conversation with the crystal shop owner.

Alchemist Book Review Series Of Events

He describes this as the principle that governs all things. Even being robbed was part of his journey toward finding the treasure.While traveling across the desert, the Englishman talks to Santiago about the Soul of the World. At this moment, Santiago realized that the series of events he had experienced had all guided him toward nearing his Personal Legend. Just like Santiago, this man had been given Urim and Thummim by Melchizedek.

At this time, a war is taking place between the tribes of the desert. This alchemist had known from reading the omens of the desert that someone in a caravan sought them out. Part Two Section Two вЂ“ Love Helps You Hear the Soul of the WorldThe caravan finally reached the oasis where the alchemist was awaiting its arrival. However, Santiago wants to read the worldвЂ™s omens through everyday life rather than in old books. He discovered that almost all famous alchemists dedicated their lives to realizing their Personal Legends. Santiago read some of the EnglishmanвЂ™s alchemy books.

Santiago falls deeply in love with her and comes to learn that being in love helps you hear the language of the Soul of the World. During this time, Santiago meets a beautiful girl at a well. Therefore, the caravan must stay at the oasis indefinitely.

Santiago tells the chiefs and, after some deliberation, they decide to ready themselves for war вЂ“ even though this is against the oasis tradition, which is usually considered neutral ground. After consulting one of the caravanвЂ™s guides, Santiago resolves to tell the oasisвЂ™ chiefs what the desertвЂ™s omens have shown him. While thinking about this alone on the oasisвЂ™ outskirts, Santiago has a vision of an invading army. Fatima tells Santiago that she understands that he needs to find the treasure to realize his life goals. In fact, he tells her he is even thinking about giving up on his quest so he could be with her. He told her about his story and everything he had learned during his journey.Santiago is so in love with Fatima that he tells her he wants to marry her.

Walking home from his meeting with the chiefs, Santiago is pensive but sure that he has made the right decision.Suddenly, he is assailed by a man with a falcon on his shoulder, dressed all in black, riding a white horse. However, if SantiagoвЂ™s vision is wrong, he will be killed. If the enemy arrives, the chief will give Santiago a gold piece for every ten enemies slain.

Instead, though, Santiago makes the difficult decision of leaving Fatima and the opportunity of becoming a counselor so he can pursue his Personal Legend alongside the alchemist.