BY-- PRIYANKA TANWAR

ASSIGNMENT-2 08304092021
MCA SEM-I(2021-2023)
THE ALCHEMIST
A FA B L E A B O U T F O L L O W I N G Y O U R D R E A M

A U T H O R : PA U L O C O E LH O
G EN RE : FA N TA SY & A D V E N T U RE
FI CTI O N
 INTRODUCTION

DREAMS ARE MADE TO BE FOLLOWED

LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED
SOME BOOKS ARE MEANT TO BE READ , LOVED
AND PASSED ON
THE ALCHEMIST IS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS

It is an unforgettable story about the love, fate,

friendship , wisdom of listening to our heart and, above
all, following your dreams
 SUMMARY
An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago
travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian
desert in search of a treasure buried in the
Pyramids. He is both a simple sheep herder and an
ambitious explorer. He follows his dreams,
literally, a well as “signs” from his environment.
Our main character is thoughtful beyond his years
but also a child subject to being impressionable.
Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man
who calls himself king (is he really a king? who
should he believe?), a man who claims to be an
alchemist (is he really an alchemist who can turn
metal to gold?) and then a real alchemist who
doesn’t brag at all. Each character points Santiago
in the direction of his quest. No one knows what
the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to
surmount the obstacles along the way
He hits dead ends, someone steals his money, he trusts
incorrectly, he gets captured in the desert, etc. but
amazing things happen as well and the plot always
moves forward. Tides turn. He arguably changes his
own destiny with his actions. Santiago must wrestle
with what he is told vs. what is real. But what starts out
as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a
discovery of the treasure found within – the fine line
between reality and the spiritual. He moves from
hopeless to hopeful and back again throughout the
story. He even meets Fatima, love at first sight, in a
massive desert oasis. His quest, coupled with the
magical realism genre might leave the reader with
questions.  Did Santiago truly summon the sandstorm
that led to his escape in the desert or was it a
coincidence? Lush, evocative, and full of awesome
quotes about being, the story of Santiago is a real (and
slightly magical) representation of  the transforming
power of our dreams, whether real or imagined, people
in our lives and the importance of listening to our
WHO IS THE ALCHEMIST?
“Alchemist” is the person who is
immortal , who possess a liquid form
solution which have the power of
turning any rock into gold.
Alchemist is the person who is king of
wisdom , he/she understands every rule
of book of life , he/she is wise enough to
judge a person by his body language , he
possess the highest form of maturity any
normal person could ever have
MY FAVOURITE QUOTE
“When you want something, all
the universe conspires in
helping you to achieve it.”
∼ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist page
24, The King of Salem
3 OF THE MANY INSPIRING AND EYE-
OPENING LESSONS FROM THE
ALCHEMIST:
You have a Dream that you must follow if you want to be
happy and fulfilled.
Your fear is holding you back more than anything else.
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up
eight times.”
WHY SHOULD ONE READ
“THE ALCHEMIST”?
The Alchemist tells about our inner calling, a sense to go beyond the limits
which we have created for ourselves , and discover the world with a different
perspective. It shows that obstacles to one's personal legend are merely
obstacles – not blockades.
It takes you on a journey that makes you question what you are doing with
your dreams. What are you doing with your life journey.
THANKYOU