The Alchemist Analysis

A boy named Santiago, who was a shepherd and travels around with his flock. He had met many people along with his travels, people included older woman who could interpret dreams, the old king, crystal merchant, the Englishman, and the alchemist. These people who help the boy pursuit his dream and given him tremendous courages.

The story started at an abandoned church and the boy dreamed a hidden treasure and the child playing with his sheep, the child showed the hidden treasure was located in Egyptian pyramids. After the awakened, he met the old woman who could interpret dreams. The old woman’s interpretation is the boy must go to the pyramid in Egypt, the old woman didn’t charge him for anything but she wants one tenth of the treasure.The boy have no idea where is the pyramid, he never heard of it.

The old woman told him to leave, he left and went to a market to buy something to eat and trade his book for a thicker one,
He started to read the book he had brought, an old man sits beside him tried to strike up a conversation, but the boy wanted to concentrate on his reading.

The boy thought the old man, don’t know how to read, then the boy asked the old man how to pronounce the title of the book. The boy was shocked the old man knew how to read. The old man told the boy this book is about “people’s inability to choose their own destinies and it ends up saying everyone believes the world’s greatest lie”. The boy asked “what is world’s greatest lie” “it’s that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us”. The boy noticed that the old man’s clothing was strange. It must come from another place, The boy asked where are you from? The old said he was born in Salem and the old was the kind of salem. The old man told the boy his

name was Melchizedek, he boy didn’t know what is destiny, the old man said destiny is “what you always wanted to accomplish”. The old man tried to inspire him to pursue his destiny, then the old man told him a story that related to the old man. A miner who abandoned everything to go mining for emeralds, finally he found a most beautiful emeralds. “If you want to learn about your treasure you have given me one-tenth of your flock” said the old man. The boy asked “can I give you one-tenth of my treasure instead give you one-tenth of my flock”. The old man disappointed and said if you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work toward getting it. Next morning at the same time, the boy gives one-tenth of his flock to the old man. The old man told the boy in order to find your treasure you have to follow the omens, the old man took out two rocks they called “Thummim” white is yes black is no.
He met a boy same high as him, and the boy told him to buy some camels. He sold all of his sheep and went to the market and brought something. The boy betrayed he took all of his money.He felt extremely helpless and he wants to go back his country and being a shepherd. Later on, he arrived to the top of the mountain and met the crystal merchant. The boy was hungry then he asked the crystal merchant for some food, then they went to a cafe. The boy asked the crystal merchant if he could work at the crystal shop. The boy told him about his story and he wanted to earn money that enough to buy sixty sheep and a ticket go to home. One year later, he had enough money to buy sixty sheeps in that time his remember what the old king had said the “universe always conspire to help you to pursue your destiny” and he continues to find his treasure. On the road of his treasure he met the Englishman who search for the alchemist. He had learned some alchemy and alchemist from the Englishman. An alchemist who could turn rock into gold and restore the illness also, the boy had learned the universal language. He arrives in a place near the pyramid. In that place the boy met a girl's name Fatima, he was falling in love with her. Fatima was a desert woman who wants their man to pursue their destiny and wait for them to come back. The boy left and continue his treasure. On the way he met the alchemist and they got arrested by the tribleman, alchemist told the chief his friend could turn into wind. Three days later, the boy turned into the wind and the chef let them go.
he arrived to the pyramid and the boy was seeking for his treasure by digging a hole, but he unable to find his treasure. He had met the old woman, the old king, the Englishman, Fatima and the alchemist then he fell his knee and wept. He was thinking about one year ago, he was a shepherd with his flock. Later the boy continued digging and his shovel hit some solid thing it was his treasure. Finally, he found his treasure. “The universe always conspires to help you to get succeed your destiny” and this book tells us never give up your dreams and goals you might succeed in someday.