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Obstacles In The Alchemist

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Do you think santiagos obstacles will truly lead him to success in the end, or will it set him up for failure? Throught the book The Alchemist Santiago runs into many obstocules seeking treasure, but in the end Santiago realized he only needed to do one thing all along. The obstacles Santiago runs into teach him many lessons and get him to his succes in the end. In the beginning of the book the alchemist Santiago was very torn on going to Egypt or continuing being a shepherd but Santiago took the risk and went to Egypt and ran into his very first obstacle, an obstacle that felt almost impossible to overcome. The first obstacle Santiago ran into was when Santiago arrived at Tangier and went to a bar. After a while a man approached Santiago …show more content…

Santiago then proceeded to tell the man that he needed to go to egypt. As Santiago was talking to his new ‘friend’ he noticed the bar owner was listening in on the conversation and Santiago felt strange that the bar owner was listening to their conversation, but Santiago proceeded to talk anyways. Santiagos new ‘friend’ then asked him if he had enough money to go to Egypt. Then, Santiago pulled out his money from his pouch and showed his money to the man. The man then agreed to take Santiago to egypt. When the man agreed, Santiago felt relieved and happy that he had a way to arrive at his destination. But the bar owner was not happy, the bar owner grabbed Santiago and spoke to him in an angry manner but Santiago didnt understand what the bar owner was telling him since the bar owner only spoke Arabic (coelho 39). But Santiago continued to trust his new ‘friend’ he made. After this situation, Santiago gave his new ‘friend’ the money. Then, Santiago and his ‘friend’ started walking and they got to a large plaza and Santiago was debating whether he should ask the man for his money back, but santiago didnt ask because he did not want to be rude, or make his friend feel that santiago doesnt truste him. So Santiago said to himself that all he must do is keep an eye on the man. But then Santiago saw a beautiful sword, so beautiful it

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