Tuesday, 31 January 2012

How does King of Salem assist Santiago on his journey in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist?

Lauren Miller

is a novel written by . This novel is about a young man named
Santiago and his search to find his Personal Legend.

Santiago first begins
his search for his Personal Legend when this concept is introduced to him by the King of Salem.
The King of Salem is a man named Melchizedek. Melchizedek is a mysterious man and Santiago is
immediately intrigued by the idea of finding his Personal Legend in order to find his treasure.
By meeting the King of Salem, or Melchizedek, Santiago's journey is able to begin. Had the two
never crossed paths, Santiago would likely continue selling his sheep and the story would not
occur.

Melchizedek first gets Santiago's attention when he is able to read
his mind. Santiago also decides that this strange old man must really be a king when Melchizedek
shows Santiago the breastplate he wears that is golden and covered in precious stones.

Santiago learns many lessons from the King of Salem who assists him on his
journey to find his Personal...

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