Have you ever wondered if there was a greater purpose for you in the world, or have you ever felt as if what you were doing, isn’t what you were meant to? In Paulo Coelho’s enchanting novel about adventure, dreams, symbols, and signs, The Alchemist’s protagonist, Santiago, asks these questions, and might just find the answer for them. The novel starts off where a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago has a recurring dream and decides to follow it and to figure out what it means, his father’s advice being to “Travel the world until you see that our castle is the greatest, and our women the most beautiful.” Santiago’s dream tells him that he is to go from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian deserts in order to find a treasure buried in the Pyramids. During Santiago’s journey, he meets a man who calls himself king, a crystal merchant, an old Englishman, and an alchemist. …show more content…
Melchizedek tells Santiago the same advice as the Gypsy fortune teller, convinces him to sell him to sell his flock, and tells Santiago to leave off to the town of Tangier, which Santiago