Santiago's Teachers Throughout “The Alchemist” Throughout “The Alchemist”, the main character, Santiago, is given guidance and advice on how to achieve his personal destiny, and find his treasure. Some of his teachers are his sheep, the king, the alchemist, and the crystal merchant. Each teacher helps Santiago learn crucial lessons in preparing him to meet his personal legend.
Santiago mentions many times on his journey that as a shepherd, his sheep taught him many things. Santiago notes to himself that, even though they didn't teach him arabic, his sheep taught him something of even more significance, “that there was a language in the world that everyone understood.” (33) The boy used this language to help increase the success of the crystal shop. The boy learned it was a “language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, a part of a search for something believed in and desired.” (33) Without this crucial piece of wisdom, Santiago would not have learned to speak with his heart or the wind later in the story. …show more content…
This mysterious man introduced Santiago to the concept of a Personal Legend, and encouraged him to pursue his. he taught him that the world’s greatest lie is “that in a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives are controlled by fate.”(10) This piece of knowledge helped Santiago to have hope and pursue his dreams even after he was robbed of all his hard earned money. The King gave the Boy the Urim and Thummim and taught him to read omens. (17) This helped him many ways on his quest to achieve his Personal Legend. Last of all, the King taught Santiago the secret to happiness, “ to see the all the marvels of the world and never forget the drops of oil on the spoon.” (18) This taught the boy to always remember where his roots lay, and to not forget about his responsibilities while he pursued his
Santiago mentions many times on his journey that as a shepherd, his sheep taught him many things. Santiago notes to himself that, even though they didn't teach him arabic, his sheep taught him something of even more significance, “that there was a language in the world that everyone understood.” (33) The boy used this language to help increase the success of the crystal shop. The boy learned it was a “language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, a part of a search for something believed in and desired.” (33) Without this crucial piece of wisdom, Santiago would not have learned to speak with his heart or the wind later in the story. …show more content…
This mysterious man introduced Santiago to the concept of a Personal Legend, and encouraged him to pursue his. he taught him that the world’s greatest lie is “that in a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives are controlled by fate.”(10) This piece of knowledge helped Santiago to have hope and pursue his dreams even after he was robbed of all his hard earned money. The King gave the Boy the Urim and Thummim and taught him to read omens. (17) This helped him many ways on his quest to achieve his Personal Legend. Last of all, the King taught Santiago the secret to happiness, “ to see the all the marvels of the world and never forget the drops of oil on the spoon.” (18) This taught the boy to always remember where his roots lay, and to not forget about his responsibilities while he pursued his