Throughout Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist the protagonist of the novel, Santiago, encounters many teachers during his journey that influence his quest in search for treasure. One of the most significant of Santiago’s teachers is The Englishman. Santiago learns from The Englishman some of the key essentials to finding his treasure.
When Santiago and The Englishman meet each other The Englishman shows Santiago all his book-knowledge. The most compelling evidence in the novel is, “The Englishman was disappointed. The years of research, the magic symbols, the strange words and the laboratory equipment… none of this had made an impression on the boy.” Santiago recognized that The Englishman’s book-knowledge is truly futile. This served as a
When Santiago and The Englishman meet each other The Englishman shows Santiago all his book-knowledge. The most compelling evidence in the novel is, “The Englishman was disappointed. The years of research, the magic symbols, the strange words and the laboratory equipment… none of this had made an impression on the boy.” Santiago recognized that The Englishman’s book-knowledge is truly futile. This served as a