Object of the Study
“It’s a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the world say,” continued the old man. “It describes people’s inability to
choose their own Personal Legend. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world’s greatest lie.” “What’s the world’s greatest lie?” the
boy asked, completely surprised. “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become
controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.” “That’s never happened to me,” the boy said. “They wanted me to be a priest, but I decided to
become a shepherd.” Coelho 18
Santiago keeps asking questions when he cannot accept what people think. Since he is an intelligent person, Santiago is smart of arranging his questions
when he really does not know anything about the topic in the conversation. It can be seen while he talks to Melchizedek about where Melchizedek comes from and
what he does Coelho 18-19.
People say strange things, the boy thought. Sometimes it’s better to be with the sheep, who don’t say anything. And better still to be alone withy
one’s books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear. But when you’re talking to people, they say some things that are so
strange that you don’t know how to continue the conversation. Coelho 19
Remembering a story about the baker told by Melchizedek, Santiago sometime reflects it to his life Coelho 22-23. Actually, the baker wants to travel
around the world. Santiago thinks that it would be better for the baker if he were a shepherd like him, so that he can travel around the world. Then Melchizedek
relates what Santiago thinks with what he calls Personal Legend. Again, Santiago’s curiosity arises his critical thinking. He asks many questions to
Melchizedek for unusual things for him. Then the story of the baker really interrupts Santiago. He has to decide
whether to continue his journey to search treasure or to keep being a shepherd. He PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
thinks that one day he may feel regretted if he does not follow his Personal Legend as what happens to the baker.
He buys a loaf of bread in the baker’s shop. He plays with his minds about some possibilities if he tells the baker the story told by Melchizedek. Then his
mind comes into a decision that sometimes it is better to leave things as they are. He decides to say nothing to the baker Coelho 25-26.
He uses his critical thinking to reflect with his own life. Santiago thinks about it then takes lesson from them. He contemplates to what happens towards
him and draws a conclusion from it, just as when he has some doubts about his decision to travel and to find the treasure. He still cannot understand that making a
decision is only a beginning of things. Then he finds that when a person makes a decision, he really dives into a strong current which brings him too many places
that he never imagines when he makes his first decision. This is what happens in his life. He never imagines joining a caravan when he decides to search the
treasure. And where the caravan brings him is still a mystery for him Coelho 68. Thus, Santiago’s habit of thinking, asking, and reflecting things show that
he is a critical person. He always shows these habits when he finds something interesting or awkward for him. He tries to get clear understanding based on
his knowledge so that he can accept what people think about something.