Monday 21 March 2016

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, how does the Englishman's search for the alchemist compare to Santiago's search for his treasure?

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inspirational book details the dream and subsequent search and journey of
Santiago, a young shepherd from Spain. Santiago embarks on a series of journeys from the Iberian
Peninsula down to Morocco, in preparation for his journey across the Sahara to Egypt in search
of the treasure hes been dreaming of. In the course of his travels, he meets an Englishman who
is on a similar journey, one of personal fulfillment, seeking something hes dreaming
of.

Both the Englishman and Santiago have a certain level of personal
investment in their respective quests. The Englishman's search for the alchemist mirrors
Santiago's search for the treasure in the way that they have each decisively dedicated
everything they do to be in the service of their search. They are...

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