The Alchemist

A couple things I've noticed going on in the Alchemist is the main character really is looking to find his inner self and really gives up everything to find his own way.  I have also noticed that the shepard boy is very trusting of others and learns to follow his own intuition even when things don't make sense around him, just like in Alice.  I think the main story line is very interesting because it touches on the topic of the law of attraction.  I just recently watched a movie called The Secret that discussed the same type of concept that this book talks about (personal legend).  It's very interesting to read the older version of the same concept and then have the more modern version laid out in a movie.