Santiago is a boy that needs much guidance on his journey and when he gets the help he does great things. Without these teachers Santiago would not have been able to complete his journey, let alone start it. The teachers are the sheep, the King, the Alchemist, and the crystal merchant.
The sheep are great teachers to Santiago, they do not have to talk to show their knowledge. Santiago does not figure this out until he goes on his journey and finds his personal legend. Santiago finally figured out what they taught him when he says this, "ing even more important: that there was a universal language in the world that everyone understood...It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search
The sheep are great teachers to Santiago, they do not have to talk to show their knowledge. Santiago does not figure this out until he goes on his journey and finds his personal legend. Santiago finally figured out what they taught him when he says this, "ing even more important: that there was a universal language in the world that everyone understood...It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search