1. Ordinary World
The Ordinary World represents Andalusia Spain, where his journey began. At this moment, he is a roaming shepherd of many terrains and his home is all of the lands that his comes across during his wandering. He’s raised and educated by his family in Spain. We notice that sheep hold a special place in his heart. The character establishes that he has a great desire to travel. This desire drives him to become a shepherd. Santiago was very familiar with the atmosphere. Most likely because this was where he had grown up and had spent most of his life. He was comfortable with the fields and the people of the area.
2. Call to Adventure
Santiago’s call to adventure was his recurrent dream. If he had never had the dream, he wouldn’t have been compelled to seek out a dream reader, which lead him to sit on a certain seat in Tariff. If the boy had never met the King of Salem, he wouldn’t have known any other land other than his own. His dreams were basically the start of his long adventure.
3. Crossing the Threshold
After Santiago sells all his sheep and buys a ticket to Africa in search of the Pyramids, he leaves behind all traces of his ordinary …show more content…
The omens taught Santiago the Language of the Universe and the many branches that are twined together to create this language. The desert guided Santiago to the oasis due to the war between the tribes at the time. With the knowledge he had absorbed from his surroundings, he read the omen of a war in the skies and warned the tribal leaders of the oasis of an upcoming attack, and was able to meet the Alchemist. The Alchemist takes Santiago in as an apprentice and guides the boy towards his true purpose in life during his period of doubt, as the boy’s mentor, the Alchemist succeeds in defining the importance in completing his Personal Legend, through his own
The Ordinary World represents Andalusia Spain, where his journey began. At this moment, he is a roaming shepherd of many terrains and his home is all of the lands that his comes across during his wandering. He’s raised and educated by his family in Spain. We notice that sheep hold a special place in his heart. The character establishes that he has a great desire to travel. This desire drives him to become a shepherd. Santiago was very familiar with the atmosphere. Most likely because this was where he had grown up and had spent most of his life. He was comfortable with the fields and the people of the area.
2. Call to Adventure
Santiago’s call to adventure was his recurrent dream. If he had never had the dream, he wouldn’t have been compelled to seek out a dream reader, which lead him to sit on a certain seat in Tariff. If the boy had never met the King of Salem, he wouldn’t have known any other land other than his own. His dreams were basically the start of his long adventure.
3. Crossing the Threshold
After Santiago sells all his sheep and buys a ticket to Africa in search of the Pyramids, he leaves behind all traces of his ordinary …show more content…
The omens taught Santiago the Language of the Universe and the many branches that are twined together to create this language. The desert guided Santiago to the oasis due to the war between the tribes at the time. With the knowledge he had absorbed from his surroundings, he read the omen of a war in the skies and warned the tribal leaders of the oasis of an upcoming attack, and was able to meet the Alchemist. The Alchemist takes Santiago in as an apprentice and guides the boy towards his true purpose in life during his period of doubt, as the boy’s mentor, the Alchemist succeeds in defining the importance in completing his Personal Legend, through his own