The Alchemist

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Themes

All Themes The Pursuit of Your Personal Legend Maktub and What is Meant to Be The Interconnectedness of All Things Alchemy and the Value of Simplicity The Unimportance of Death and Fear

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Characters

All Characters Santiago The Alchemist Melchizedek (the Old Man) Fatima The Englishman The Camel Driver The Crystal Merchant The Fortune-teller The Thief (the Young Man) The Elder Chief of Al-Fayoum The Enemy Chieftan The Leader of the Refugees Santiago’s Heart The Desert The Wind The Sun The Merchant’s Daughter Narcissus The Lake

Symbols

All Symbols Santiago’s sheep Urim and Thummim Alchemy The Oasis (Al-Fayoum) The Emerald Tablet The Pyramids of Egypt The Abandoned Church

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The Alchemist

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Introduction

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Prologue
Part One
Part Two
Epilogue

Themes

All Themes
The Pursuit of Your Personal Legend
Maktub and What is Meant to Be
The Interconnectedness of All Things
Alchemy and the Value of Simplicity
The Unimportance of Death and Fear

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Santiago
The Alchemist
Melchizedek (the Old Man)
Fatima
The Englishman
The Camel Driver
The Crystal Merchant
The Fortune-teller
The Thief (the Young Man)
The Elder Chief of Al-Fayoum
The Enemy Chieftan
The Leader of the Refugees
Santiago’s Heart
The Desert
The Wind
The Sun
The Merchant’s Daughter
Narcissus
The Lake

Symbols

All Symbols
Santiago’s sheep
Urim and Thummim
Alchemy
The Oasis (Al-Fayoum)
The Emerald Tablet
The Pyramids of Egypt
The Abandoned Church

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