The Alchemist Selfish Quotes

From A Young Boy To A Mature Man
Paulo Coelho’s novel “The Alchemist,” is about a boy named Santiago and his journey to find lost treasure. Along his journey, the young boy comes across mentors, falls in love with a girl named Fatima, and most importantly throughout his journey, he evolves into a mature and wiser individual as the story goes on, but how does he reach his full potential? This essay will argue and break down the steps taken throughout the novel for Santiago to be able to evolve from a young boy into a mature adult while presenting the theme of growth. This is proven by Santiago showing his determination to follow his dreams despite what others think while showing great decision-making skills, and making the world a better place

Santiago has bigger dreams than just becoming a priest like his father, Santiago is a curious boy who has dreams of becoming a Shepard but his father isn't a big fan of his plans on becoming a Shepherd. Although his Father does not doesn't agree with his son's decision to become a Shepard rather than a priest, he lets his son Santiago do as he pleases. Santiago states, “And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”(Coelho, 22). This -quote comes to show how Santiago wants to follow his dreams and shows how he is maturing because even though his Father wants him to become a priest, Santiago still chooses with a mind of his own to become a Shepherd with the universe on his side guiding him to his personal legend. Lots of older wise people have this trait that Santiago shows throughout this novel, as a younger boy this trait leads to him becoming more and more mature as

Falling in love is a big part of everyone's life as it conveys strong feelings as we become older. Santiago falling in love with Fatima is a prime example of him getting older as this leads to him becoming more mature. He states, "When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too"(Coelho 120). Santiago's love for Fatima is so strong it makes him strive to become a better person. This quote comes to show how love can motivate someone to better the world around them. The author states, "He loved the girl, and he wanted her to love him back” (Coelho 110). Santiago loved Fatima while having the hope and desire of her feeling the same. This motivates him to continue his journey as his determination for her love would push him to continue to make the world a better