‘Finally, the boy screamed at the men, “I’m digging for treasure!” and although his mouth was bleeding and swollen, he told his attackers of a treasure hidden near the pyramids of Egypt.’ (Coelho 154) A gang of thugs is beating up Santiago, he is determined to find his treasure and he confidently tells them what he is searching for, when he can’t find his treasure the thugs start beating him. Eventually the thugs tire of beating Santiago and leave him alone, the leader of the gang tells Santiago about a recurrent dream that he had, with resilience Santiago gets over this degrading experience, follows the thug leader’s dream, finds his treasure and achieves his destiny. Santiago is a shepherd boy from Andalusia, Spain who leaves his home in an attempt to achieve his destiny and is hoping to find treasure along the way. When Santiago dreams of the Egyptian pyramids his heart tells him to go there, so he follows his heart. On his long and perilous journey Santiago is given 2 magical stones, he is robbed, he makes his money back, he is robbed again, turns into the wind, was robbed again and nearly beaten to death. Santiago could not have done all this alone, on his miraculous journey he makes many powerful allies such as the King of Salem, and an alchemist and also he finds the lady of his dreams. Santiago, the protagonist, possesses qualities such as determination, confidence and resilience, which help him achieve his destiny.
The most important quality Santiago possesses is determination. Santiago wants to travel so badly he gives up the comforts of having a permanent place to live and digresses from the life his dad wanted him to have. “Amongst us, the only ones who travel are the shepherds. Well, then I’ll be a shepherd!” (Coelho 9) Santiago is a determined individual who will do anything to receive what he wants. When he finds out the only people in his village that traveled were shepherds he gave up on becoming a priest and became a shepherd instead. During his travels Santiago keeps having a recurring dream. He is determined to find out what it means so he goes and asks a gypsy for an interpretation. He sells his flock of sheep in order to get enough money to leave Andalusia and travel to Egypt. Santiago made a decision and he is determined not to back out on it. Determination helped Santiago on his journey because if he wasn’t so determined he would have gone back to Andalusia after being robbed and he wouldn’t have gone to the gypsy for the interpretation after having his recurring dream. Santiago is determined but he is not so determined to the point of being obstinate. Determination helps Santiago participate in his destiny because if he didn’t have determination he would have ditched his journey long ago and gone back to herding sheep. Santiago is determined and he is confident his decisions are the correct ones.
Confidence is having complete trust in something. Santiago has complete trust in his recurrent dreams and what other people tell him. When Santiago is told about the omens and the great pyramids of Egypt he confidently sells his sheep and boards a boat to Africa. Santiago was confident the omens would guide him to his destiny. Santiago was in disbelief at first when he met Melchizadek but after the old priest proves himself Santiago begins to listen to him. Some of Melchizadek’s words helped Santiago on his journey. For example, “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” This means when you really want something everything will help you try to get it. Santiago has just spent the past year making enough money to return to Spain with pride, but as soon as the thought of going home comes into his head, so do the omens. Santiago is confident even though Melchizadek had not warned him about getting robbed. If I was Santiago I would be scared and go home immediately to the comfort of my hometown. Santiago is made of sterner stuff and confidently follows Melchizadek’s advice. He picks up his journey where it ended a year ago. At the climax of the story, a complete stranger who had beaten Santiago half to death tells him about a recurrent dream he had and Santiago staunchly follows this lead. Santiago shows unwavering confidence in Melchizadek’s advice. Confidence helped Santiago achieve his destiny because if he wasn’t confident he would not have followed the stranger’s recurrent dream and found his treasure. Santiago is incredibly resilient, being able to come back from even the toughest of situations.
Resilience is an object’s ability to recover from change. Santiago is amazing at recovering from change; some change is beneficial while other change is lamentable. Santiago suffers from a great deal of lamentable change, but he is tough and gets through all of it. The first time Santiago was robbed, “He was so ashamed he wanted to cry. He had never even wept in front of his own sheep.” (Coelho 37) Santiago was resilient, however, and bounced back to make even more money than he lost. Being betrayed by someone you trust is one of the most demoralizing things that can happen to anyone. Santiago had this happen to him, “seizing the boy’s bag the alchemist gave the gold coins to the chief” (Coelho 133). After having his life savings given away by someone he trusted Santiago used his determination to turn himself into the wind. After turning himself into the wind he realized that he could perform miracles. When Santiago was released from his sandy prison he went to the pyramids of Egypt. He dug, dug and dug but did not find anything. Soon some refugees came by, beat him up and stole his gold. This must have been a crushing blow, knowing he could perform miracles but then getting beaten up by some refugees passing by. Santiago resiliently comes back from this blow, follows the refugee’s recurring dream and finds his treasure. If Santiago had not been resilient he would have called it quits and gone home the first time he was swindled out of his life savings. If he had gone home the first time then he would not have found his treasure or achieved his destiny. Everybody has their own unique qualities and I think these three: Determination, confidence and resilience define Santiago the best.
‘Finally, the boy screamed at the men, “I’m digging for treasure!” and although his mouth was bleeding and swollen, he told his attackers of treasure hidden near the pyramids of Egypt.’ (Coelho 154), At the end of his journey Santiago became a more determined, confident and resilient individual. These qualities make Santiago unique; everybody’s qualities are centered on helping them achieve their destiny. Of course nobody could hope to achieve their destiny alone, of course Santiago had help from: Melchizadek, The Alchemist and the women of his dreams. Santiago showed determination by pursuing his destiny after repeated failures. Furthermore he showed confidence by following the omens wherever they led him, and no matter how long it took Santiago followed them to the end. Most important of all Santiago showed resilience, he came back from being robbed 3 times, being beaten up after performing a miracle and being betrayed by somebody he trusted. Santiago is an individual who never lost faith in himself or his god. Everyone can achieve their destiny, they just have to follow their heart, and the omens.
The most important quality Santiago possesses is determination. Santiago wants to travel so badly he gives up the comforts of having a permanent place to live and digresses from the life his dad wanted him to have. “Amongst us, the only ones who travel are the shepherds. Well, then I’ll be a shepherd!” (Coelho 9) Santiago is a determined individual who will do anything to receive what he wants. When he finds out the only people in his village that traveled were shepherds he gave up on becoming a priest and became a shepherd instead. During his travels Santiago keeps having a recurring dream. He is determined to find out what it means so he goes and asks a gypsy for an interpretation. He sells his flock of sheep in order to get enough money to leave Andalusia and travel to Egypt. Santiago made a decision and he is determined not to back out on it. Determination helped Santiago on his journey because if he wasn’t so determined he would have gone back to Andalusia after being robbed and he wouldn’t have gone to the gypsy for the interpretation after having his recurring dream. Santiago is determined but he is not so determined to the point of being obstinate. Determination helps Santiago participate in his destiny because if he didn’t have determination he would have ditched his journey long ago and gone back to herding sheep. Santiago is determined and he is confident his decisions are the correct ones.
Confidence is having complete trust in something. Santiago has complete trust in his recurrent dreams and what other people tell him. When Santiago is told about the omens and the great pyramids of Egypt he confidently sells his sheep and boards a boat to Africa. Santiago was confident the omens would guide him to his destiny. Santiago was in disbelief at first when he met Melchizadek but after the old priest proves himself Santiago begins to listen to him. Some of Melchizadek’s words helped Santiago on his journey. For example, “When you want something, all the universe conspires to help you achieve it.” This means when you really want something everything will help you try to get it. Santiago has just spent the past year making enough money to return to Spain with pride, but as soon as the thought of going home comes into his head, so do the omens. Santiago is confident even though Melchizadek had not warned him about getting robbed. If I was Santiago I would be scared and go home immediately to the comfort of my hometown. Santiago is made of sterner stuff and confidently follows Melchizadek’s advice. He picks up his journey where it ended a year ago. At the climax of the story, a complete stranger who had beaten Santiago half to death tells him about a recurrent dream he had and Santiago staunchly follows this lead. Santiago shows unwavering confidence in Melchizadek’s advice. Confidence helped Santiago achieve his destiny because if he wasn’t confident he would not have followed the stranger’s recurrent dream and found his treasure. Santiago is incredibly resilient, being able to come back from even the toughest of situations.
Resilience is an object’s ability to recover from change. Santiago is amazing at recovering from change; some change is beneficial while other change is lamentable. Santiago suffers from a great deal of lamentable change, but he is tough and gets through all of it. The first time Santiago was robbed, “He was so ashamed he wanted to cry. He had never even wept in front of his own sheep.” (Coelho 37) Santiago was resilient, however, and bounced back to make even more money than he lost. Being betrayed by someone you trust is one of the most demoralizing things that can happen to anyone. Santiago had this happen to him, “seizing the boy’s bag the alchemist gave the gold coins to the chief” (Coelho 133). After having his life savings given away by someone he trusted Santiago used his determination to turn himself into the wind. After turning himself into the wind he realized that he could perform miracles. When Santiago was released from his sandy prison he went to the pyramids of Egypt. He dug, dug and dug but did not find anything. Soon some refugees came by, beat him up and stole his gold. This must have been a crushing blow, knowing he could perform miracles but then getting beaten up by some refugees passing by. Santiago resiliently comes back from this blow, follows the refugee’s recurring dream and finds his treasure. If Santiago had not been resilient he would have called it quits and gone home the first time he was swindled out of his life savings. If he had gone home the first time then he would not have found his treasure or achieved his destiny. Everybody has their own unique qualities and I think these three: Determination, confidence and resilience define Santiago the best.
‘Finally, the boy screamed at the men, “I’m digging for treasure!” and although his mouth was bleeding and swollen, he told his attackers of treasure hidden near the pyramids of Egypt.’ (Coelho 154), At the end of his journey Santiago became a more determined, confident and resilient individual. These qualities make Santiago unique; everybody’s qualities are centered on helping them achieve their destiny. Of course nobody could hope to achieve their destiny alone, of course Santiago had help from: Melchizadek, The Alchemist and the women of his dreams. Santiago showed determination by pursuing his destiny after repeated failures. Furthermore he showed confidence by following the omens wherever they led him, and no matter how long it took Santiago followed them to the end. Most important of all Santiago showed resilience, he came back from being robbed 3 times, being beaten up after performing a miracle and being betrayed by somebody he trusted. Santiago is an individual who never lost faith in himself or his god. Everyone can achieve their destiny, they just have to follow their heart, and the omens.
Confidence, Helping Henry Achieve his Destiny
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lmore: D&D air attackThroughout my life I have had to make many decisions, making decisions is not always easy but my confidence has helped me not look back. Once I make a decision I consider it irreversible, I am always confident that my decision is the one that is most beneficial to helping me achieve my destiny and I stick with it. Confidence helps me achieve my destiny by giving me the strength I need to make and finalize my decisions. Like Santiago my confidence has come in handy immeasurable times and will continue to help me on my journey to achieve my destiny. Confidence has helped me to try new foods, attempt new obstacles and do many things I have never tried before. However there are times when having confidence is bad, i.e. trying to slay a dragon that is 10 times your size and has fiery breath. Confidence is a very useful trait to have but if you have too much of it confidence is deadly.
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