Examples Of Perseverance In The Alchemist

His father asks why he would want to leave while several people come to Spain and find it a special place. “These people when they see our land say that they would like to stay here forever” (9). This thought reoccurs later on when Santiago reaches the pyramid. Refugees of the tribal wars beat him up. After, one tells Santiago he had a dream at the exact spot that they found him of a treasure buried in Spain, and describes the church and sycamore tree from Santiago’s days as a shepherd.

The adventures in the a variety of trials, Stanley had to change to become a confident he was shaped into a strong and bold young man. Stanley eventually shared his thought with Zero, of going back to Camp to find treasure. “He wished it were true, but he knew they had no choice but to eventually return To Camp Green Lake,” (185) that quote proves how much more bold has become, He had gone back to camp green lake, while trying not to wake up the others, and dig up the treasure in success. Although didn’t go the way stanley and zero thought. The quote “ all he knows is that he 's last week, and digging has become a little bit easier.”

Fitzgerald conveys the theme of the book with symbols such as the green light, the Valley of ashes, and the colors yellow and gold. The green light represents the hopes and dreams of Gatsby and how it is his destination to reach it, but he never reaches it because of how corrupted the American Dream is and in which makes the dream unattainable. At the end of chapter one Nick says: “He stretched out his arms towards the dark water in a curious way. ”(Fitzgerald 25)

With the rejection of his creation, "It must be destroyed!"(Rand, 27)  it turns Equality 7-2521 to turn against his society and run away with the light bulb. He renders into the Uncharted Forest believing that no man would follow him here in which he uncovers the unknown that the Great Rebirth has hidden away. Before long, the Golden One accompanies Equality 7-2521 in his awaited journey to find a home that contains the long lost manuscripts and books that he presently reads. This results in him to rename himself Prometheus and brings the plot to a close with himself finding his true identity and what he has always believed to be a curse to be a gift that helped him to unveil the long lost word

In Washington Irving’s “The Devil and Tom Walker”, Irving characterizes Tom as selfish man that only cares about himself. In the beginning of the story, Tom decides to take a shortcut through a swamp where he encounters the devil asking to make a deal. When he arrived home, Tom shares to his wife about the hidden treasure mentioned by the devil, which encourages his wife to make a deal with the devil herself and take all the portable article of value as an offering. After his wife’s extensive disappearance, he decides to search for her but only discovers his wife’s organs Instead of worrying about mysterious disappearance, Tom is most concerned about the loss of his items when he whispers to himself, “‘Let us get hold of the property... we

The cliche describes a man, George, who attempts to bring reality to his dreams, but constantly debates whether or not he should leave his only source of companionship for his ambitions. Since the first introduction, George is witnessed to feel remorseful after howling at Lennie several times,clearly indicating that he cares about him. Secondly, George recognizes the consequences of traveling the land alone and indirectly thanks Lennie for their friendship. At last, even when George faced the ultimate sight of his friend, he hesitantly carried out the deed as a favor to end Lennie’s suffering. In the end, every novel, every work of literature has a basic cliche at the roots.

Despite their friendship, however, Huck still doubts helping Jim escape. Huck wants to, “write a letter to Tom Sawyer and tell him to tell Miss Watson where [Jim] was. ”(page 213 Twain). Huck feels bad about helping Jim runaway. He feels like he, “Was stealing a poor old woman’s N. that hadn 't ever done [him] no harm.

In every person, there is a desire to see what the world has to offer; that is what Chris McCandless had. After attending college and receiving a bachelor’s degree, Chris abandoned his family and possessions in order to search and see what "God has placed around us to discover" (57). Jon Krakauer explains his story in the nonfiction book "Into the Wild" by following his journal and interviewing people whom he met along the way. McCandless tried to keep from forming relationships with many people and his family, besides his sister; therefore, he clearly exhibits introvert tendencies. Before McCandless passes away in an old 'Magic Bus', he realizes how happiness works.

The monomyth applies to the main character of the novella, Santiago, a young Shepard with enough passion and will to uncover his personal legend. The boy gets called to start his search for his personal legend through a dream, a dream of a child grabbing on his hand to the pyramids of Egypt, unleashing a secret of a treasure buried under the deserts sand. Later on, Santiago runs to a fortuneteller who notifies him that his dream is prophetic and that he must follow its instructions. Even though he is uncertain about both his bizarre dream and what the fortuneteller told him, he still sells his sheep, buys a ticket and finally makes it through the threshold in search for his treasure in an unknown world, Africa. The Shepard’s tiresome trip through Africa’s infinite deserts faces countless obstacles, possibly all serving as checkpoints or tests.

It concerns a treasure buried in an abandoned church in Spain where a sycamore tree grows. The church is the same one in which Santiago had his original dream, and he finally understands where his treasure is. He returns to Spain to find a chest of jewels and gold buried under the tree, and plans to return with it to Al-Fayoum,

It contributing the mood in the book. Santiago was finally at the pyramids, and was digging the hole that he had chosen, but he found nothings. Later, some figures stole his gold and start to beat him because they thought Santiago had more than that. Santiago was finally in the Pyramids, but he found nothings. He already sacrificed staying with Fatima and he gave all his money away, he had nothing but felt near death.

The scene I chose to illustrate was the one where Wes (the author) tries to escape Valley Forge. I chose this scene because I believe it is a turning point in the novel for Wes. Ever since his mother sent him to Valley Forge, he has tried unsuccessfully to escape. He wants to go back to his old life, the life without rules or consequences. When Sergeant Austin gives Wes a map that leads to the train station, Wes sneaks out to find it. He soon realizes that the map was a fake and has to go back to Valley Forge.

Change Over Time “It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” This is a quote by Leon C. Megginson. Santiago has to manage change to help him find his treasure and pursue his personal legend. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too. To begin, Santiago gains advice from a wise old king.

Santiago is a shepherd who reads and talks to his sheep. At the beginning of the book, he had two dreams about the pyramids. When he was younger, his father gave him 3 spanish gold coins to help him live. The most influential characters in The Alchemist are Melchizedek, whom he meets first. Melchizedek got him ready for his journey.

In the story The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, a young boy named Santiago embarks on a journey in the hopes of following his Personal Legend, a treasure trove of gold. He abandons the comforts of his life as a shepherd and immediately boards a ship bound for Africa. When he arrives, Santiago endures countless obstacles on his way to finding his treasure but perseveres until finally doing so. The quote, “...life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend…” (170) is true, as evidenced by numerous instances in the book, and in real life.