How Is Santiago Presented In The Alchemist

Ultimately, as conveyed in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist and Mike Newell’s The Prince of Persia, the protagonist is unavailing without the presence of the power of love and symbolic tools to accomplish the hero’s ideal objective. In the absence of the power of love, the two protagonists Santiago and Dustan would be oblivious of how to complete their journey. In The Alchemist, readers perception of Fatima initially comes across as the beauty of the oasis, the one who constraints Santiago from proceeding with his journey and finding the treasure. However, as the plot continues, Fatima's character unfolds to provide the mental push to drive Santiago towards his journey and fulfil his personal legend. After his encounter with Fatima, Santiago considers staying with Fatima when suddenly, Fatima decides to let Santiago free telling him, “Maktub, If I am really a part of your …show more content…
The following is significant because Fatima recognizes that only destiny will dictate her life and if they are meant to be together, they will be. Hereby, there is nothing to fear in separating now, as the Arabic word “maktub” translates to "it is written" and faith will unveil itself, consequently reuniting them. Nonetheless, in The Alchemist, the power of love trope serves as a reminder to Santiago to focus on his true mission to retrieve the treasure and return to the woman he loves as written in his destiny. Similarly, in the Prince of Persia, viewers are introduced to yet another confident, young and intelligent by the name of Princess Tamina who is an essential component to Dastan’s journey. While Tamina attempts to stab Dastan, Dastan claims possession of the magical dagger and attempts to defend himself, conversely traveling back in time. Particularly, this scene in the storyline allows the full potential of the dagger to blind Dastan from realizing the daggers true