Tuesday, December 19, 2017

In Coelho's The Alchemist, Santiago's first dream is to travel. How does he accomplish this?

It is
interesting how Santiago finds his way to travel. First, his father wants him to be a priest and
go to a seminary. The desire to travel is great with Santiago, but he doesn't have money;
therefore, he becomes a shepherd. He figures that shepherds make an honorable living and they
get to travel around with their flock. This is great for someone who does not want to feel
trapped behind a desk or locked inside a cold building every day. But the sheep have their
limitations. For example, sheep do travel around the countryside, but they do...

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