How Is Santiago Presented In The Alchemist

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becoming a man and travelling. Unlike Sonny’s brother, Santiago’s father respects his sons choice and gives him coins and his blessings. He is proud of his son and Santiago is able to see it within his father, that there is a desire for him to travel. His father is unable to do so because he has more important aspects of his life to be concerned about, such as having money for water, food, and shelter.
Just as Sonny has choices to make Santiago is also put at multiple crossroads where he deals with mix emotions and has to make choices that can alter his present and future. Santiago goes to visit a woman he believes is a Gypsy because of a reoccurring dream he has of being led by a child to the Egyptian pyramids. He is told by the child that if he visits the pyramids he will find gold. The alchemist asks the woman to interpret the dream for him. She tells Santiago “First, Swear to me. Swear that you will give me on tenth of your treasure in exchange for what I’m going to tell you. (Coelho 16) He is told that if he travels to the Pyramids, he will find the treasure that will make him a rich man. Santiago is frustrated and surprised at the same time. Surprised because of what the woman told him about his dream, but mad because …show more content…
The narrator is at a cross road on what to do for his future. He can go back to Spain and continue his job as a shepherd. He is content with visiting Africa but he has a feeling that the king is with him spiritually, pushing him to go to the Pyramids. The boy doesn’t allow one small in the road hinder his youthful adventurous soul. Santiago travels with man, woman, and children all coming from different cultures, educational, and economical classes through the dessert. Our narrator’s trip through the dessert was both physically and mentally exhausting. It made him a stronger person. Eventually arriving to the Oasis he is given a taste of success and a much needed
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