The theme of the story, is someone achieving their own destiny. In other words, your own personal dreams. Santiago had a lot of obstacles in his path to his dreams. Just goes to show it’s not always easy to get where you want to be. When Santiago was with the old man, he had told him “When you are young you believe that all your dreams are possible, or will come true,” “but as time passes by a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them for them realize and achieve their destiny.” Santiago learned what having a destiny means, and it was his mission on earth to go achieve it. He was thinking whether to risk losing his sheep or seek his destiny. Santiago also thought of the merchant’s daughter ,but he knew he didn’t depend …show more content…
Santiago didn’t want to leave Fatima, but he wanted to reach the pyramids for his dreams. Which was the treasure he wanted. He risked losing ,the love of his life, Fatima to achieve what he wanted. Sometimes things that stop us from reaching our goals,isn’t always bad, it can be good as well. Love is part of the narrative, but it is complicated by the book's philosophy. Fatima, Santiago's love , tells him that she would rather him achieve his dream ,than stay by her side. Her reasoning is that she loves Santiago and ,therefore, must love his dreams as well. The alchemist, who encourages Santiago to pursue his dream, has a slightly different way of thinking about it . He claims that, although Santiago will be extremely happy for a while, he will get mad at fatima for preventing him from achieving his dreams. It is better to pursue those dreams than to allow them to go away.The twist at the story's end is that the treasure was always near Santiago after all the traveling and the teachings of the alchemist. Just as the alchemist insists that the secrets he holds are in fact simple and easy to understand, so too was the treasure always at