What is the main problem in the Alchemist?

major conflict The major conflict of the book is Santiago’s personal tension between completing his Personal Legend to travel all the way to Egypt to find a treasure at the pyramids and settling along the way for the treasures he has already earned.

Why does the alchemist feel that the heart is more important or more trustworthy than the mind how and why is the heart able to understand things the mind can’t grasp?

The Alchemist feels like the heart is more trustworthy or important because the treasure is wherever the heart is. The heart can interpret or understand things that the mind can’t grasp because it knows everything since it came from the Soul of the World and one day will return there.

What is the moral of the story of The Alchemist?

The constant theme in The Alchemist is to pursue your dreams by following what your heart desires. During the young boy’s journey, he learns to listen to the heart and to follow the language of omens. Each lesson teaches the young boy that he must always follow his heart, as it is the language of God.

What is the one thing the alchemist says will make a dream impossible to achieve?

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. The alchemist offers words of wisdom and encouragement to Santiago who now holds the key to their survival.

What was Santiago’s fear in The Alchemist?

Santiago’s biggest fear is losing Fatima, and he thinks that if he goes back to the oasis he’ll no longer have to feel that fear. But he knows that the Personal Legend is part of his love story, and as his heart gets accustomed to the separation he loses his fear.

Why do you think the alchemist tells Santiago the story about the man’s dream about the two sons?

Why do you think the alchemist tells Santiago the story about the man’s dream about the two sons (the poet and the soldier)? The Alchemist tells Santiago the story because it shows that simply living out your destiny and following omens can lead you to reach your fullest potential.

What does Santiago learn about his heart?

Santiago tells the alchemist his heart doesn’t want him to continue because it fears it will lose everything. The alchemist replies that no heart suffers while it pursues its dreams, because to pursue a dream is to encounter God. Santiago tells the alchemist he has come to peace with his heart.

Why is fear important in the alchemist?

As the alchemist puts it, fear will prevent Santiago from listening to his heart, and it will prevent him from accessing his own self, which in turn is his key to accessing the Soul of the World.

Why do we need to read The Alchemist?

Sometimes just to realize how close we are, what we are worthy of in itself is a great success to reach the prize of your dream. All these and more thoughts as you read THE ALCHEMIST. If you are interested, here are a couple of links which help you pick it up.

What two additional lessons does The Alchemist teach Santiago?

The alchemist teaches Santiago two additional lessons during the pair’s ensuing encounters with tribesmen. He admits to the first set of tribesman that he carries two legendary treasures, the Philosopher’s Stone and the Elixir of Life, in order to show Santiago that most people do not believe someone who possesses great treasures.

What does The Alchemist say will destroy the camp?

After the chief accepts the money, the alchemist says that Santiago could destroy the camp with the force of the wind. The men laugh and challenge Santiago to prove the alchemist’s claim.

How long did it take the alchemist to get to the pyramids?

After the alchemist and Santiago cross a mountain range, the alchemist says that they have two days’ journey to the pyramids. Santiago asks the alchemist to tell him the secret of alchemy before the two part ways, and the alchemist says Santiago already knows alchemy because he can penetrate to the Soul of the World.

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