In “The Alchemist”, Santiago is shaped by conflict, choice, and change in a variety of ways. He encountered many of these while he was trying to fulfil his personal legend as his treasure. In the end, he finds out that the treasure is his personal legend.
One factor of choice was influences on Santiago. The gyspy women influenced Santiago by interpreting his dream, telling him that he would find buried treasure at the pyramids in Egypt but he had to pay 1/10 of whatever he finds. She helps give Santiago the little push he needs, for him to believe in his dreams.
Another outside influence is the young man who robs Santiago of all his money. When Santiago asks him to find out the price of a sword he liked, he sees that the man has disappeared. …show more content…
They mean “yes” or “no”. The stones help him motivate Santiago to follow and complete his personal legend, even when he is not physically there. Melchizedek also shows Santiago that he has magical powers, which convinces him to try to find the treasure. The crystal merchant gives Santiago a job after he loses his money, so he can earn back his money to help him go on his trip to Egypt. The crystal merchant also did not follow his personal lesson, and regretted it. He shows the dangers of an unfulfilled …show more content…
Santiago is hesiantant to leave Fatima and the oasis, but she convinces him that she will be there when he comes back and she knows she must wait for him. She knows if he loves her he will return.
Another factor is Santiago’s own thoughts. Firstly, it is a dream that leads Santiago to go find his destiny in the first place. Santiago dreams of a child showing him a treasure at the base of the Pyramids. (Insert citation) It is also a dream, the dream of the robber, though not his own, that sends him back at the end. The common theme with the dreams is fate, as dreams are the way people come to find their destiny. Santiago always wanted to follow his dream, which was to stop being a sheep herder and to travel the world. His parents are upset when he wants to leaves the monastery and was already in lieu to becoming a priest, one day he musters up the courage to tell them that he would rather travel the world as a shepherd instead.
His father tries to convince him to stay by saying that there are plenty of travelers who pass thru and would like to live there. In the end, however, he changed his mind and gave Santiago his blessing and three old gold coins to buy his own flock. Santiago thinks that his father once had his own dreams of travelling the world
One factor of choice was influences on Santiago. The gyspy women influenced Santiago by interpreting his dream, telling him that he would find buried treasure at the pyramids in Egypt but he had to pay 1/10 of whatever he finds. She helps give Santiago the little push he needs, for him to believe in his dreams.
Another outside influence is the young man who robs Santiago of all his money. When Santiago asks him to find out the price of a sword he liked, he sees that the man has disappeared. …show more content…
They mean “yes” or “no”. The stones help him motivate Santiago to follow and complete his personal legend, even when he is not physically there. Melchizedek also shows Santiago that he has magical powers, which convinces him to try to find the treasure. The crystal merchant gives Santiago a job after he loses his money, so he can earn back his money to help him go on his trip to Egypt. The crystal merchant also did not follow his personal lesson, and regretted it. He shows the dangers of an unfulfilled …show more content…
Santiago is hesiantant to leave Fatima and the oasis, but she convinces him that she will be there when he comes back and she knows she must wait for him. She knows if he loves her he will return.
Another factor is Santiago’s own thoughts. Firstly, it is a dream that leads Santiago to go find his destiny in the first place. Santiago dreams of a child showing him a treasure at the base of the Pyramids. (Insert citation) It is also a dream, the dream of the robber, though not his own, that sends him back at the end. The common theme with the dreams is fate, as dreams are the way people come to find their destiny. Santiago always wanted to follow his dream, which was to stop being a sheep herder and to travel the world. His parents are upset when he wants to leaves the monastery and was already in lieu to becoming a priest, one day he musters up the courage to tell them that he would rather travel the world as a shepherd instead.
His father tries to convince him to stay by saying that there are plenty of travelers who pass thru and would like to live there. In the end, however, he changed his mind and gave Santiago his blessing and three old gold coins to buy his own flock. Santiago thinks that his father once had his own dreams of travelling the world