“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” Paulo Coelho. Within The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Santiago, the protagonist goes on an adventure with a specific goal, and while this goal may be important, the story reveals the truth of Le Guin's statement that in the end it’s the journey that matters the most. After reading The Alchemist and consulting Campbell's Monomyth, while most may believe that the call to adventure was the most important part of Santiago’s journey, in actuality the initiation was the most important part of Santiago’s journey as it provided many obstacles and lessons for him along his way. The Initiation is the part of a hero’s journey where there will is tested and in Santiago’s case this is the most important part of his journey. As Santiago begins his journey he is faced with a road of trials and these challenges such as; how he would cross the desert or when he got robbed serve to test the hero's will, as doing so would make sure that the hero doesn’t give up and also makes sure that the hero learns a lesson and how the hero overcomes these trials helps …show more content…
Santiago has met with various obstacles along his journey and through these challenges he has made companions the Alchemist being one of them. Santiago was accompanied by the Alchemist along his journey and here is where he learnt the most lessons about his goal, language of the universe, and his heart. The meeting of this “goddess" helps the hero on their journey to overcome certain obstacles and points the hero in the right direction and in Santiago’s case the Alchemist even taught him how to become wind. Santiago also meets with the Oracle of the caravan to which Santiago explains his visions to and in meeting this “goddess" the hero continues to peruse their