THE ALCHEMIST By

Paulo Coelho

Design by Naseem HasratKIU Skardu campus

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in august 24, 1947 in a city of Brazil. Belong to a middle class. His father name is Pedro. He joint a theatre group and serves as a

journalist. On that time to joint theatre is an

immoral deed. After admitting three time in psychiatric

hospital., one of the doctor told that he is not mad but he learnt ‘ how to face up to life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (CONTINUE) He works for magazine. After that he wrote songs of Raul Sexas

and sold at least 0.5 million copies and he earned large money.

In the middle of the seventies, he got much experience and he want to be normal and he married with a girl in his office.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR (CONTINUE) In 1987 he wrote his first book ‘The

Pilgrimage’ and then he wrote his famous book ‘The Alchemist’.

He is one of the most successful author of the recent time.

His name has been written the Guinness book record because his book ‘The Al chemist is translated most.

CHARACTERISTIC OF CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE It starts form 1960 to till now. Strong characters Believable stories Setting: current or modern era.

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL In an abundant church a shepherd boy

has a recurring dream. A child was telling him that if he travel

to Egypt he will find a hidden treasure. A gypsy women interpret his dream and

ask him that he must go in order to fulfill his dream and follow his instruction.

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL (CONTI) Santiago met with an old man named

Melchizedek, who can read human mind. He told Santiago, about the omens and gave him two stones Urim and Thummin, which will help him to interpret omens.

He sold his flock and went to Tangier by ship and there a guide misguided and stole all his money. After that he got a job on a crystal merchant’s shop.

After eleven month of working in the shop the boy thinks that either he should go back or continue his journey in order to find the hidden treasure. He joint a caravan and went to Egypt met with an English man

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL(CONTINUE) The english man was in search of the

real alchemist whose age was 200 year. He faced may troubles but at last he

met with alchemist. Alchemist forced his advised to continue

his journey. At the al-Fayoum oasis he met with a

merchant girl named Fatima and fall in love with her. She told him to continue his findings.

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL CONTINUE He reached at that place where the

treasure was hidden and he start digging near the pyramid.

Some thieves came there and beat him. They were trying to snatch his money but he has nothing to loose.

One of the thief ask him that what he was doing there. The boy replied that he was digging in search of the hidden treasure because he had recurring dream that the treasure is hidden near the pyramid.

SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL CONTINUE The thief told that he had also a

recurring theme that the treasure is hidden near an abundant church, under the sycamore tree.

The boy realize that the treasure is on that place where he used to sleep.

He went back to that place where he used to live and found that treasure.

And he remembered his beloved and he told himself, “I am comming Fatima”

THEMES Personal legend Unity of nature The danger of fear

PERSONAL LEGEND

According to The Alchemist, Personal Legends serve as the only means by which an individual can live a satisfying life.

we see when Santiago must give up his flock and leave Fatima, material success and even love pose obstacles to Santiago achieving his Personal Legend and must be delayed or ignored altogether. 

PERSONAL LEGENDCONTINUE Those who put off their Personal

Legends, such as the crystal merchant, suffer regret and fail to experience the wealth and other favors that the universe bestows upon those who follow their Personal Legends.

In the novel, even alchemy, the central symbol of the book, entails coaxing metal to achieve its own Personal Legend to turn into gold

UNITY OF NATURE This notion of humans, metals, and all

other things sharing the same goal demonstrates that all elements in nature are essentially different forms of a single spirit.

Furthermore, over and over again we see that Santiago must communicate with nature in what the novel calls the common language of the world. Santiago’s horse, for instance, communicates with him by showing him evidence of life in an apparently barren expanse of desert

THE DANGER OF FEAR Fear persistently comes up throughout

Santiago’s journey as the primary obstacle to Santiago’s successfully achieving his Personal Legend. Santiago experiences several forms of fear: a childhood fear of having the gypsy woman interpret his dream; a material fear of losing his wealth by departing to Tangier or by joining the desert caravan; the physical fear of dying in the battle at Al-Fayoum; and the spiritual fear that he will fail to turn himself into the wind when the alchemist forces him to try.

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