Sunday, May 14, 2017

What are some of the life lessons Santiago has learned through action in Paulo Coelho's novel, The Alchemist?

I
think the biggest lesson that Santiago learns is a lesson about perseverance. His journey to
find his treasure and Personal Legend is not easy. He has to deal with the harsh environmental
dangers that are found in that region of the world, and he also has to deal with the human
dangers. More than once Santiago is forced to deal with bandits that threaten to stop his
journey. Santiago even debates giving up and returning home, yet he keeps pushing himself. He
patiently perseveres despite constantly being impeded from obtaining his goal, because his goal
is worth it, and that is an important lesson for Santiago and readers. Good things can come to
those people who are patient and persevere through adversity.

Santiago also
learns a great deal about spirituality and the natural world. He may have started his journey as
a journey for wealth, but along the way he...

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