The tale
of byis a story of a hero's journey, as Santiago ventures to Egypt in
search for treasure that he was promised in his prescient visions. Along the way, he encounters
an Englishman at an opportune time. Santiago has been robbed on his journey, losing all the
money he had to continue in his quest, and considered giving up before working for a crystal
merchant, in hopes of just earning enough money to continue his journey. It is here that he
encounters the Englishman.
The Englishman acts as a motivator and helps
return Santiago to his hero's journey in his own way. While he was languishing working for the
crystal merchant, it seemed as if his Personal Legend was slipping further away from him. The
Englishman comes in and accelerates the plot, acting almost as a sort of "Deus ex
Machina,"...
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