The book I chose to read was The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I picked this book because it seemed really good and it was recommended to me by friends that have already read the book. It was also the only book that I owned that was on the book list. The premise of this book is the quest for self and knowledge of the world. In the story the main character Santiago, who is a shepherd that had dreams about the Egyptian pyramids. After he talks to a gypsy, he decides to go and find out what his dreams
always a chance where something might go wrong. In spite of the fact that we may be really cogent and technologically advanced, certain factors are simply out of our range of control. In the Alchemist, a novel written by Paulo Coelho, faith plays a significant role in Santiago’s quest to fulfill his personal
different definitions of the term “hero”, we will base my analyzation off my own definition of a hero, a respected individual who possesses admirable traits. Throughout this essay, I will explain and demonstrate why all three men, Santiago from The Alchemist, Edmond Dantes from