This wild goose chase starts off with Santiago talking to a gypsy about his dream with the treasure and as a result he follows their advice and goes to Tangier. Upon his arrival he gets mugged and all of his belongings are stolen from him. He joins a merchant caravan, falls in love with a girl who lives in an oasis, defends the group from raiders, gets captured by soldiers and gets attacked by men. His ordeal is hard and very eventful and there are many times that Santiago would have died but because of his determination and perseverance, he is able to overcome all of these obstacles and find his …show more content…
The gypsy, and the alchemist are the magicians that help Santiago because the alchemist creates magic to escape the soldiers and he gives the gold that he created from lead. The gypsy, is the first magician that Santiago meets and he listens to their word about their magical knowledge. Santiago, the hero, is similar to Katniss Everdeen in the series, The Hunger Games. This is because even though both Katniss Everdeen and Santiago are strong individuals independent, they get the assistance of others and as a result, both become even stronger and more powerful than they would be if they were