The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is a book written by Paulo Coelho where a young shepherd named Santiago has a dream about an existing treasure and hunts for it throughout the story, passing through unknown lands and experiencing things that no one ever had.
It was in a ruined structure that this young man had this dream over and over again, “ a small and abandoned church” where he would spend the nights sometimes after tiring days of wandering with his herd.
“The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy once stood”. The author used simple and easy language for describing this young boy’s refuge where he used to lay and use the book he was reading currently as a pillow after sweeping the dusty floor with his own jacket. In this passage the writer tries to create the visual that even though the boy is a nomad he also requires comfort, and since he’s not encountered in his own house, he makes the environment adjustable for him.
“The sheep entered from a gate” and after it, Santiago would place planks across it to avoid having the flock wandering away during the night. The idea of an entry gate which is later on latched gives the feeling of protection, a way to describe the temporary dwelling for the boy and his herd.
The dreams the young shepherd used to have frequently drove him out of this routine of his to selling his own flock to seek for this treasure abroad. When he finally got his answer everything brought him back to the same church and we never forget the importance of it while reading because the boy keeps remembering and missing his old and nomad life, telling his secrets to his sheep and looking at the stars, while sleeping, through the semi-covered roof.
When he returns to get his treasure he finds the structure in the same place and decay but still he was happy to be there again.
The church was pretty well described by the author though he didn’t refer anything on the surroundings; hence it’s hard to place the abandoned church somewhere in space.
After travelling so much just to find the treasure, the story turns out to be interesting because of the various ways the writer found to describe each and every place, person, smell and felling that he would experience.
The story ends where it starts, and the same place is the key of the whole story which is fascinating!
Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist is a book written by Paulo Coelho where a young shepherd named Santiago has a dream about an existing treasure and hunts for it throughout the story, passing through unknown lands and experiencing things that no one ever had.
It was in a ruined structure that this young man had this dream over and over again, “ a small and abandoned church” where he would spend the nights sometimes after tiring days of wandering with his herd.
“The roof had fallen in long ago, and an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot where the sacristy once stood”. The author used simple and easy language for describing this young boy’s refuge where he used to lay and use the book he was reading currently as a pillow after sweeping the dusty floor with his own jacket. In this passage the writer tries to create the visual that even though the boy is a nomad he also requires comfort, and since he’s not encountered in his own house, he makes the environment adjustable for him.
“The sheep entered from a gate” and after it, Santiago would place planks across it to avoid having the flock wandering away during the night. The idea of an entry gate which is later on latched gives the feeling of protection, a way to describe the temporary dwelling for the boy and his herd.
The dreams the young shepherd used to have frequently drove him out of this routine of his to selling his own flock to seek for this treasure abroad. When he finally got his answer everything brought him back to the same church and we never forget the importance of it while reading because the boy keeps remembering and missing his old and nomad life, telling his secrets to his sheep and looking at the stars, while sleeping, through the semi-covered roof.
When he returns to get his treasure he finds the structure in the same place and decay but still he was happy to be there again.
The church was pretty well described by the author though he didn’t refer anything on the surroundings; hence it’s hard to place the abandoned church somewhere in space.
After travelling so much just to find the treasure, the story turns out to be interesting because of the various ways the writer found to describe each and every place, person, smell and felling that he would experience.
The story ends where it starts, and the same place is the key of the whole story which is fascinating!
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