As it did so, a sudden fleeting image came to the boy: an army with its swords at the ready” (Coelho 103). In the novel, Paulo Coelho states, “Suddenly, one of the hawks made a flashing dive through the sky, attacking the others. In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho uses a hawk to symbolize aggression. This relates to the 2nd amendment, which states that people have the rights to bear arms. He used a revolver to trust that he can protect himself from other people.

The English man was not naturally born trusting. In the novel there was a man called the English man. In the novel, Paulo Coelho states, “It helped me to trust I people” (Coelho 92). In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho uses the revolver to symbolize trust and safety. Tribes fought in the desert and left the oasis alone. In the novel, the oasis is populated mostly by women and children, this is because women and children needed a place to stay while the men were fighting in desert. The oasis is used as a place of safety during the wars, and how it is a place that is neutral. In the novel, Paulo Coelho States, “Right now it signified shade, water, and a refuge from the war” (Coelho 88). In The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho uses the oasis to symbolize water, refuge, and shade. In the alchemist Paulo Coelho uses the oasis, a revolver, a hawk, and dreams to symbolize different ideas or qualities.

Paulo Coelho uses symbolism many times in The Alchemist to describe actions, people, places, and words.

Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent certain ideas or qualities. Symbols are used in many books and novels. The color white is a symbolizes peace, the color blue symbolizes calmness, and a heart symbolizes love.

Alchemist meaning