acted as his teacher have been captured and are going to be killed unless Santiago turns into wind. Focusing with all his might on the unified nature of reality, he manages to transform and save them.

The book resolves itself as Santiago reaches his destination alone and begins digging for treasure. He is accosted by thieves and is brutally beaten, but he learns something in that moment. The leader of the thieves reveals that there is a Spanish church that holds the treasure, which is supposedly used by shepherds and the homeless as a shelter. This is the church from which Santiago started his journey, and now he knows to go home and find the treasure.

In The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, we encounter a young Shepherd from Spain named Santiago. Santiago moves between different places, and there is a church in Spain where he finds shelter when herding in that village. He has had a dream about treasures in the pyramids of Egypt twice, and this stirs his interest. With the help of a gypsy woman and an old man, Santiago sets out for Africa.

In Africa, Santiago is faced with many challenges, but he has a strong will. He meets an alchemist who joins him on the journey to Egypt. The climax of the book is when the alchemist and Santiago are captured by tribesmen, and Santiago has to turn into wind or they both die. He uses the many lessons he had learned from the moment he decided to go after his treasure and turns into the wind.

The alchemist and Santiago continue with the journey until they get to Egypt, where the alchemist leaves Santiago to discover his treasure. Some men approach Santiago when he is digging for treasure; they take the only piece of gold he had been given by the alchemist and beat him up when he can't find more. The resolution is when the leader of the people who beat him shares his dream of treasures hidden in a ruined church in Spain where shepherds and their sheep slept.

The climax of the book is when Santiago is captured, turns himself into the wind, and escapes. In order to become the wind, Santiago must incorporate everything that he has previously learned while on his journey.

The falling action comes next. After escaping, Santiago is able to make his way to the pyramids where he believes the treasure will be. Unfortunately, Santiago is attacked (again). All of his money is taken, and he is left with nothing. The only bright spot is that he overhears his attackers talking about a treasure in a church in Spain. Santiago must return to where his journey began.

The final resolution of the story is that Santiago returns to Spain and finds the treasure. He then plans to return to Fatima.

The climax of The Alchemist takes place when our protagonist learns to turn himself into the wind. In order to do this he must use all that he has learned about the interconnectedness of the universe.

The resolution takes place when he finally finds his treasure, and completes his journey (both physically and spiritually).

Of course this is an overly-simplistic explanation, but there is a great deal of depth to this book and an answer short enough for this format would certainly not do Coelho justice.

I see that you are a teacher. E-notes has some excellent resources for teaching this book.

A climax in literature is the turning point of the story. It is also considered the apex of the drama in a narrative. Before the climax of a story, the plot action builds up to this point. After the climax of a story, the plot must be somehow resolved.

In the novel The Alchemist, written by Paulo Coelho, the climax of the story is when Santiago finally achieves his master work. Throughout the novel Santiago is searching for his personal legend. He meets many people along the way, including The Alchemist. The Alchemist helps Santiago by explaining to him types of master works such as turning metals into gold. Santiago eventually learns that his master work, being able to communicate with nature and the elements, is an important part of finding his personal legend. Santiago must realize that this is important to this journey so that he can continue on to find his treasure.

When crafting a story, a writer builds up to the climax, after which the store has a denouement. The climax, therefore, is the part of the story in which the action reaches its height. Often time the earlier parts of the story will lead to the ultimate climax, which is the case with The Alchemist.

In The Alchemist, Paul Coelho builds to the climax of the story by taking the reader through Santiago's journey. Along his trip, Santiago meets many people and learns lessons along the way. Finally, he is captured by some natives who threaten to kill both himself and the alchemist. He has to turn into wind in order to save both of their lives. He is able to accomplish this feat because of the lessons he has learned along the way.

The climatic moment comes when Santiago and the Alchemist are kidnapped by the general and his gang of outlaws. The Alchemist tells the warlord general that Santiago can turn into the wind. This distresses Santiago, who, of course, does not know how to turn himself into the wind, and yet also knows he will die if he does not succeed. It is a suspenseful moment: will Santiago die now, when he has struggled so hard to achieve his Personal Legend? How will he get out of this fix? The Alchemist tells him that it is better to die pursuing one's Personal Legend than to go through life not even knowing one has a Personal Legend, but that does not solve his problem.

When put to the test, Santiago musters his will, makes a deal with the elements, and has the realization as he is transforming himself that all things are one. As he accomplishes his task, he feels a great sense of love come over him. This climatic test has been part of his spiritual journey.

The climax of a story is when the story is most intense, either emotionally or physically, a final decision must be made, and the resolution of the story follows soon after. For Santiago in "The Alchemist," the climax is when he achieves his master work. For an alchemist, the master work is to be able to turn certain metals into gold. The Alchemist explains to Santiago that another example of the master work was when God finished creating the earth after six days. Up until the point that the Alchemist and Santiago are captured by a war lord and his gang, Santiago thought achieving his Personal Legend was all he had to do. To his surprise, the Alchemist gambles their lives with the bet that Santiago can turn into the wind. After Santiago uses his ability to talk with nature and listen to omens, he speaks with the Desert, the Wind, and the Sun to obtain their input and help. This communication with the elements is his master work that eventually helps him to create an optical illusion to make the warring tribe think he actually turned into the wind and ended up on the other side of the valley or camp. After that, their lives are saved and Santiago can go find his treasure.

As Santiago is digging for treasure, a pack of thieves finds him and proceeds to beat him and rob him. They force him to continue digging in search of the treasure, but when none is found, all of the thieves leave. Before they leave, however, one thief tells Santiago an important secret that is a clue to where the treasure really is.

The story ends as Santiago discovers that the treasure is located right where the adventure began, at the ruined church in Spain. He digs under the tree where he had the prophetic dream and finally discovers a chest full of treasures, gold and gemstones.

In the final climactic scene of the book, the wind begins to blow and Santiago smells the familiar scent of his lover, Fatima, and feels her kiss. He is taken up by the wind and tells Fatima he is coming.