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THE ALCHEMIST: Dreams, Symbols, Signs & Adventure
Posted in cristy on Feb 07, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Current mood: bored

The novel tells the tale of Santiago, a boy who has a
dream and the courage to follow it.

After listening to "the signs" the boy ventures in his personal journey
of exploration and self-discovery, symbolically searching for a
hidden treasure located near the pyramids in Egypt.
When he decides to go, his father's only advice is
"Travel the world until you see that our castle is the
greatest, and our women the most beautiful".

In his journey, Santiago sees the greatness of the world,
and meets all kinds of exciting people like kings and alchemists.

However, by the end of the novel, he discovers that
"treasure lies where your heart
belongs", and that the treasure was the journey itself, the
discoveries he made, and the wisdom he acquired.

As the alchemist himself says, when he
appears to Santiago in the form of an old king:

"when you really want something to happen, the whole universe
conspires so that your wish comes true".

In the desert, Santiago meets his "twin-soul"
and discovers that love is the core of existence and creation.
As Coelho explains, when we love, we always
try to improve ourselves, and that's when everything is possible.

The subject of love inspires a beautiful lyricism in Coelho's
writing: " I love you because the whole universe conspired for
me to come close to you."

We can all identify with Santiago: all of us have dreams,
and are dying for somebody to tell us that they MAY COME
TRUE..

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