Santiago is theof 's , though he is referred to as such only once
in the text. He is a Spanish shepherd boy who goes on a quest to find treasure near the Egyptian
pyramids. He undergoes great personal transformation as he makes his journey, meeting strange
characters who help or distract him along the way.
Interestingly, throughout
the majority of the narrative, Coelho calls him "the boy," referring to his proper
name, Santiago, only once. As mentioned in the previous answer, this could fit in with the
novel's status as a coming-of-age narrative, showing how "the boy" has not
yet...
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