The Boy, Santiago, has many teachers along the way in his journey to find his personal legend. They all offer very constructive life lessons to the boy, for example the gypsy teaches the boy to follow his dreams, even if they seem wild. I know this because at first he was very cautious in believing what the gypsy had to say because he thought she was kind of strange and he had heard so many rumors of gypsies that steal away young children. The King taught the boy to never give up even when things get rough and you feel like quitting. Every time the boy would have confusion, he would take out the sacred stones that the King gave to him to interpret the omen’s, and he would be reminded of something that the King had said, which would help guide
