Love In The Alchemist

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Love “Love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny” ~ Unknown. Love is when a person has a deep affection towards someone. In the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho there are many themes including “Love” and Love was just one theme that really stuck out to me. On Santiago's journey to find his hidden treasure he learned many things but also met many new people. Including Fatima, the girl he fell in love with. The story begins with Santiago falling for the merchant's daughter. He tries to impress her by telling her all his stories, but she is then forgotten when Santiago leaves to follow his dream. On his journey he meets Fatima. She is a girl from the Al-Fayoum Oasis that Santiago instantly fell for. What he felt for Fatima was nothing