The Plot
Santiago is an Andalusian (Spanish) shepherd boy who has a recurring dream about a hidden treasure in the pyramids of Egypt.
Exposition
An adventurous young Andalusian shepherd determined to fulfill his Personal Legend, which is to find a treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. He is the book's protagonist.
Santiago
How many pillars of Spiritual Alchemy exist?
4
Home of Santiago, the merchant and his daughter, the gypsy, and the old king. IN spain.
Andalusia
Having dreams about treasure.
- He knew he needed to find it,
- He felt as if it was his destiny.
Call to adventure
Santiago struggles to turn himself into the wind while being held by warring tribesman in the Sahara Desert.
The Climax
His shop was once popular but lost much of its business as Tangier lost its status as Egypt’s premiere port town. He is a good-hearted, devout Muslim, but has a crippling fear of change.
The Crystal Merchant
What does King Melchizedek ask in exchange for information
one tenth of Santiago's sheep
home of the alchemist and fatima. Caravan stops here to seek shelter from the war.
al-fayoum oasis
Sells his flock of sheep
- Takes a boat to Tangier, in Africa.
- No longer has a Shepherd's life, he left that behind.
Crossing the Threshold
Santiago finds out the treasure was where he started, under a sycamore tree in the abandoned church
Resolution
A beautiful and chaste young "desert woman" who lives at the Al-Fayoum Oasis. She understands that she must allow Santiago to travel in pursuit of his dream.
Fatima
According to the king, what is a personal legend?
A dream that you realize when you're young and something that you've always wanted to accomplish.
Where Santiago encounters the thief and the crystal merchant. He spends nearly a year here. in africa.
Tangier
Trying to earn back money that he lost
- Starts working for a crystal merchant.
- Joins a caravan to continue his journey
- Making sure he watches what he is doing at all times
Approach the Inmost Cave
Santiago makes a series of material sacrifices in order to pursue his Personal Legend to reach the pyramids of Egypt.
The Rising Action
He enforces Al-Fayoum's status as a neutral ground and believes in dreams and omens
The Tribal Chieftain of Al-Fayoum
When Santiago meets the alchemist, he wants to give up his journey and remain at the oasis. He believes he already had found his treasure. What does this treasure include according to santiago?
Fatima and the money he made from his vision.
Must cross this to get from Tangier to egypt
Sahara desert
-On his journey back, Santiago realizes that he would be content with just staying with Fatima
- He wants to finish what he started, though
- He continues to finish up his journey by bringing the treasure back
Road Back
Santiago arrives at the pyramids, but in a twist, he must go back to Spain as he learns that his treasure was buried in an abandoned church by a sycamore tree where he started his journey.
The Falling Action
A well-educated science student determined to learn the secrets of alchemy by learning from a true alchemist. He is a skeptic and loves reading his books.
The Englishman
How does Santiago learn how to turn into the wind?
He talks to the sand first, then the wind, then the sun and lastly the hand of god.
Home of the Gypsy and the old king
Tarifa, Andalusia
Returns to home, digs by the sycamore tree he saw in his dream
- Finds coins and jewels and many treasures
- Completed his journey, and still loves Fatima
- He can now return to her
- He now has knowledge that no one else has heard of, and he can communicate with the world
Return with the Elixir