“Following One’s Personal Legend: An Analysis of Santiago’s Character Development in Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist” Introduction: Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist follows the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago as he embarks on a

Write an essay based on an analysis of a theme or character in Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist.
Write a fully developed essay with introduction, thesis, body, and conclusion.
Support your thesis with evidence by using specific examples from the text to back up your ideas.
You should have at least 5 paragraphs. You can have more if you want.  It must be in MLA 9th edition format with proper in-text citations and a corresponding works cited page.