And in this process, evolving into a higher being with a new legend, and then being able to hound that new goal. In fact, the universe can only achieve its perfection if all natural things would continuously undergo a cycle of achieving their personal legend. The Centrality of Personal Legends- According to the book, personal legends serve as the only means through which an individual can live a satisfying life.The advice given to Santiago that ‘when you really want something to happen, the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true’, is the core phrase of the novel's philosophy and a monogram that plays throughout the novel. Although, according to The New York Times, The Alchemist is more of a self-help book than literature. The book's main theme is about finding one's destiny. Though it was originally written in Portuguese, yet it became an international bestseller translated widely into different languages.Ī metaphorical novel, ‘The Alchemist’ follows a young Andalusian shepherd into his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a constant recurring dream of finding some sort of treasure there. The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel written by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in the year 1988. And as we all know about Coelho, there always lies a different way of interpretation in his books. Among them, ‘The Alchemist’ is one of the most inspiring novels of modern age. He never let his past experiences cloud his capability towards writing and giving the world the top bestsellers in context to each of his books. Due to this, he was also admitted to a psychiatric hospital by his parents.īesides his tough youth age, he never for once was demotivated when it came to writing. Coelho’s birth and upbringing took place in Rio De Janeiro, where he rebelled against the all time conventions of his Roman catholic upbringing. Paulo Coelho, born on 24th August, 1947 is an Brazilian author popularly known for employing a rich set of symbolism in his depictions of the often spiritually motivated journeys undertaken by his characters. When he begins digging within sight of the pyramids after reaching the core of Egypt, he gets robbed, again, but also accidentally learns from the leader of those thieves that the treasure he sought all along was actually in the ruined church where he had been watching his original dream on loop. Further together, they risk a journey through the territory of quarrelsome tribes, where the boy is forced to demonstrate his skill of oneness with "the soul of the world" by turning himself into a simoom before he is allowed to proceed further onto his journey. The boy then bumps into a wise alchemist who also helps him in realizing his true self. He gets frustrated at first, but later comes in term with the fact that true love will neither stop nor must one sacrifice to one's personal destiny, since doing so robs it of the ultimate truth.
She promises to agree to that only after he completes his journey and comes back. When they reach an oasis, Santiago meets an Arabian girl named Fatima, and falls in love with her. Santiago further consults a gypsy woman for the interpretation of the dream, and to his own surprise, she also tells him to go to Egypt.Īlong the way, the boy meets an Englishman who has come in search of an alchemist and then continues his journey with the new companion. During his dream, a child tells him to seek treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. He has the dream, every time whenever he sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. Language - Originally: Portuguese, Adapted: EnglishĪ recurring dream troubles a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd, Santiago. But there has been led in front of a story of seeing dreams, choosing its path and trying to chase it through thick and thin in the most unnatural, yet phenomenal way, in ‘ The Alchemist ’ by Paulo Coelho. Sometimes they push things which we buried deep back and never want to face them, even in our thoughts, ever again.īut how many of us actually follow what we see, or what we go through in the dream? Forget about following, how many of us even believe that they are something to be concerned for? Very least. Dreams show us our desires as well as fears, which we call nightmares. Dreams are snippets of the things that go on in the back of our mind, to our surprise they must be realistic when we see them in between the sleep. Dreams are a natural phenomenon that occurs to almost everybody.
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