What Role Does Santiago Play In The Alchemist

1347 Words3 Pages

Santiago is the main character of the story who is traveling to find his personal legend. Through the story he finds some people who play a very important role in his journey .One happens to be his true love,Fatima. He also runs into a guy by the name of Melchizedek who is the king of Salem, he gives him some key concepts for his journey. He meets an Englishman who is an aspiring alchemist. Last but not least, he meets the alchemist, he helps Santiago along his journey. The story, "The Alchemist" doesnt have a specific set time. However, the story takes place in many different locations. For example, in the story Santiago is in the Spanish town of Tarifa. It also takes place in the City of Tangier in North Africa. The Sahara Desert is also …show more content…

Then he was these recurring dreams about a child telling him to go seek his treasure. So, he goes to Europe and finds the king of Salem, Melchizedek. Unfortunatly, Santiago is robbed and Is forced to work for the crystal merchant. He encourages the crystal merchant to take a risk and that gets him rich. He then joined a caravan that's crossing Europe. There he finds the English man who is studying to become an Alchemist. The caravan made a stop at Al-Fayoum where he meets Fatima and quickly falls in love with her. The Alchemist hears about Santiago and encourages him to go and seek his personal legend. The Alchemist gives a tribe all of Santiagos money and convinces them that In 3 days Santiago will turn into the wind. The alchemist gives Santiago gold and sends him off to continue his journey to find the treasure. While digging, 2 men try to beat him, but Santiago tells them about the dream he had about the treasure. One of the guys tells him about a similar dream he had except the treasure was in Spain. He returns to Spain to find a chest of …show more content…

But fear doesn't get you anywhere in life. I must have a positive attitude towards everything I do. Most of the time I dont fail, but when I do, I remind myself that it's okay. I have to fail to become better. "Wherever your heart is, thats where you'll find your treasure." I always questioned what good thing would happen to me and where my heart was. I realized I had to find my heart in order to find the good thing in life.My heart was at Southwest High so I followed it here. The school was the chest. Everyone ive met here so far have been the jewels. "No project has been completed until the objective is reached." In life, theres always a reason for something. For example, somtimes teachers give group assignments. Everyone immediately wants to have it finished, but it's not done until I learn from my peers. The objective of the project is to help my peers or get help myself and if that doesn't happen, youre not done with your project. "Read often." Reading is one of my favorite things to do. A book teaches me a lot. Books have thought me how to live life to its fullest. I can grab any book and they all have messages that teach me something. Most of the time i just read a book for fun and at the end i will always learn something that helps make me a better

Show More
Related

  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

    917 Words  | 2 Pages

    Santiago thinks about his discussion with the old man. He is annoyed that the old man was right about his being on the verge of giving up just as he finds his destiny. Wandering around the city, he approaches a ticket seller, but he does not buy a ticket to Africa, where he knows the Egyptian pyramids are. He knows that he could buy a ticket with the money he could make from selling only one of his sheep. As he stands at the ticket window, he decides to go back to shepherding his flock. He muses that neither the old gypsy woman nor the old man understand what it means to have a flock of sheep depend on them.

    Read More

  • The Alchemist Is Santiago A Hero

    863 Words  | 2 Pages

    He doesn’t speak the language or know how the people in Africa act; he just knows that his treasure is in Egypt. His innocence and lack of awareness causes him to trust a young Arab boy, who ends up stealing all the money Santiago had, “The boy wanted to believe that his friend had simply become separated from him by accident.” (41) As a result, this causes Santiago to feel helpless and incapable of continuing his personal legend. He sees no point in continuing his journey and decides that he wants to go back to being a shepherd in Spain. However, Santiago remembers the Old King of Salem and his advice on following one's journey. He decides that he wants to continue in order to complete his Journey and not end up like the Baker, who awaits for a chance to accomplish his own journey. For this reason, Santiago is a hero because when tough obstacles come his way, he continues in hopes of finishing his journey and returning back home to his ordinary life and to the Merchant’s

    Read More

  • Overcoming Problems in The Alchemist

    617 Words  | 2 Pages

    The first two obstacles that Santiago faces are that his father tells him he can not do something that he wants to do and that he wants to pursue his personal legend, but he does not want to hurt those that he loves. For example, Santiago’s father said, “The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can afford to travel. Amongst us the only ones who can travel are shepherds.” Everyone is told by their parents and friends that everything we want to do is impossible. Since Santiago did not have money to spend to travel his only choice was then to become a shepherd to fulfill his desire. T...

    Read More

  • Santiago's Relationship With The Alchemist

    730 Words  | 2 Pages

    He reached to the Pyramid and start to dig the ground, nevertheless nothing was found. Suddenly strange figures came to him and why are you digging. As soon as they knew why he is digging the whole the leader of the group said he also had a recurring dream here. The dream was about travel of the Spain ruined church where the shepherd and sheep slept. My hair raised at that moment. I ponder, who is he? That place is Santiago’s own country. He returns back to his country and found the treasure.

    Read More

  • Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist: Synthesis Essay

    1287 Words  | 3 Pages

    In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho continuously shows how Santiago conquers fear and is greatly rewarded for it. In order to get his treasure and achieve his personal legend he must first travel through the well-known dangers of the desert. It is an extremely expensive trip that many do...

    Read More

  • Theme Of Sacrifice In The Alchemist

    1796 Words  | 4 Pages

    Upon arriving they said they would stay at the oasis until it was safe to cross the desert. A camel driver tells Santiago that, “There are rumors of tribal wars” (The Alchemist 80). When entering the oasis they had to hand over their arms and stay in tents with locals and fellow travelers. During his short time at the oasis Santiago experiences love at first sight with a girl named Fatima. As the war drags on Santiago tells Fatima about his personal legend and she encourages him to continue on to Egypt. Although she has been waiting for him her entire life she still insisted that he achieve his personal legend. She said if they are meant to be together they will meet again one day. Then Santiago left the oasis with the Alchemist towards the pyramids. Through this he realizes that each challenge he faces on the way to his destination forms part of God's

    Read More

  • The Hero's Journey In The Alchemist By Paulo Coelho

    1053 Words  | 3 Pages

    He first struggles internally when he wants to understand the dream he is having repeatedly. During the call to adventure in the hero’s journey, Santiago heads to an old gypsy in order to understand the dream he has. However, after listening to the interpretation, Santiago decided to “never again believe in dreams” because the gypsy only told him things he had already known (Coelho 17). This internal struggle, which sets the stage for the rest of Santiago’s struggles, had restrained Santiago for some time because he wasn’t able to pursue his personal legend if he didn’t believe in it, However, he later overcomes this struggle and continues on his path to achieving his personal legend. Santiago struggles internally later when he meets with the chief of a camp in the desert who tells him that he wants to see him turn into the wind. The alchemist, a man Santiago met to help him achieve his personal legend, told the chief that Santiago will be able to turn himself into the wind to show his powers, and if he can’t, “[they’ll] humbly offer [them] [their] lives” (Coelho 145). Santiago has never turned himself into the wind, so he has to dig deeply within in order to find the

    Read More

  • The Hero's Journey To Santiago In 'The Alchemist'

    1680 Words  | 4 Pages

    Santiago replies that he was meant to save the oasis. The man then tests Santiago’s courage and tell him that if Santiago manages to stay alive till sunset the next day, then he should come find him. Santiago asks him where he could be found and the man points towards the south. Santiago realizes that the man in the alchemist. The next morning, although the oasis is attacked, all but one of the intruders were killed, thanks to Santiago’s predictions and prompt action. In payment, Santiago receives fifty gold pieces and is asked to be the counselor for the oasis.

    Read More

  • Identity In The Works Of An Alchemist

    501 Words  | 2 Pages

    There were around two hundred people that join the caravan including the Santiago and the Englishman. The Englishman says ‘there’s no such thing as coincidence’. Santiago realizes the closer one gets to realize his Personal Legends, the more that Personal Legends becomes his true reasons for beings. While crossing the deserts, he was thinking about the past and the future by learning the universal language. His mother’s referred this knowledge as hunches and also the word maktub means it is written. He realizes that he had learns more by observing his camel and the caravan, and he throw away his books. Santiago having a conversation with the camel driver at night, he told Santiago about his life before and how he became a camel driver. He learned

    Read More

  • Heroism In The Alchemist

    685 Words  | 2 Pages

    Santiago, a young shepherd form Spain, repeatedly had a dream about a child leading him to The Pyramids in Egypt. He was confused about these experiences until he met The Gypsy Woman, who enlightens him about personal legends, how everyone has one destined and how some follow the path to the finale and some give up or ignore realizing theirs. Santiago, being a brave

    Read More

  • Alchemist Essay

    689 Words  | 2 Pages

    At the start of the novel, Santiago is summoned to embark on his adventure several times. He states that he continually has a dream that is quite strange and unfamiliar. In these dreams he meets a boy who tells him, “if you come here, you will find a hidden treasure”(13). The story later reveals that this dream is in fact a hint of his upcoming journey to find a hidden treasure. The second call is when Santiago strikes a conversation with a fortune teller. He asks the fortune teller to interpret his strange recurring dream. The fortune teller reveals to him that a grand treasure is waiting for him in the Egyptian Pyramids. While these news are not new for Santiago, this ultimately lead him one step closer to answering his call. The next and final call, is when Santiago met the King of Salem. The king gives Santiago the final push by explaining to him all about personal legends. The king gives him a sense of reassurance by telling him that, “in order to find the treasure, [Santiago] will have to follow the omens”(29). All of these examples tie in with Santiago beginning his hero journey.

    Read More

  • What Are The Similarities Between The Alchemist And Lord Of The Flies

    1251 Words  | 3 Pages

    He remains hopeful, and he makes sure to stay true to himself and follow his inner omens. Back at the merchant’s shop, Santiago is willing to help him live his dream out. The merchant’s dream is to travel to Mecca one day, but when Santiago tries to help him achieve this goal, he will not budge. His only hope in life is to go to Mecca, so feels that is he goes there, he would simply lose the will to live as he has no more hope. We do however, see the survival instincts kick in of the young boy who steals Santiago’s money. With a greedy heart he runs away with all the coins in order to protect himself, and hopefully his family. Here the boys survival methods almost vanquished the hope in Santiago’s heart, but in the end he was able to pull through. The merchant is similar to Lord of the Flies as it is hope(and dreams) that keep these characters moving in life. However some characters may be similar, there is a clear and defined line between Santiago and the boys on the island. It is easy to tell that the light and hope has disappeared from the boys’ hearts after the murder of Simon, but Santiago is able to get back up and keep going on his

    Read More

  • The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

    716 Words  | 2 Pages

    The novel begins with Santiago and a boy; a boy that becomes a son figure who brings

    Read More

  • The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

    1637 Words  | 4 Pages

    The constant struggle makes Santiago realize that he is no longer as young as he thinks he is and

    Read More

  • The Love of a Woman in Paulo Coelho’s Novel "The Alchemist"

    1116 Words  | 3 Pages

    In Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist the story of the shepherd boy Santiago and his journey to fulfill his Personal Legend unfolds from beginning to end. On his journey Santiago meets several significant male characters that play very important roles in the development of his character, his journey, and his story. There are only a few female characters in The Alchemist, as men dominate the story; however, one of these female characters also plays a very significant role in Santiago’s story. Santiago falls in love with Fatima and this forever changes both of their lives. On the surface, the development of Fatima’s character seems to come from and speak for a male chauvinistic point of view and perspective. Not much is revealed about Fatima or her life other than her love for Santiago. Fatima fully supports Santiago’s quest and encourages him to leave her in search of it. Fatima seems to define herself by her love and support of Santiago, but this does not mean that Fatima’s character is written as such to emphasize a sexist point of view concerning the role of women. This narrative, with the use of Fatima’s character and her role in Santiago’s life, speaks volumes about the role and power of both women and love.

    Read More

More about What Role Does Santiago Play In The Alchemist

Open Document