Aspects Of Narrative In The Alchemist

Narration in The Alchemist
In many books we read, there are characters who chase a dream of one kind. In The Alchemist we see this plenty of times and of course like in every story there are several complications the main character has to go through to achieve their dream. For Santiago especially we see several complications throughout the beginning of the story. These complications make Santiago lose the little faith he had, but he soon recovers it because he realizes that Melchizedek the king of Salem is always with him in his journey. When Santiago arrived at Africa no one spoke Spanish, this complicated everything because it was hard to communicate with anyone, but when Santiago was at the bar he found a man who spoke Spanish, a man that Santiago believed to be his friend. Santiago explained that he needed to get to the Egyptian pyramids and the man promised to take him there. When the man asked to see Santiago’s money he showed him and the man hanged on to the money. The bar tender acted in a strange manner
He asked the crystal merchant for his blessing and continued his plan to go back home. As he grabbed his pouch and jacket from the corner if the room the two stones fell out. Urim and Thummim reminded the boy of the old king and Santiago realized that the old king had been there with him. Santiago remembered that the old king had said to always follow your dreams, and once again Santiago gained his faith to go and achieve his dream in Egypt. The narrator of The Alchemist signal these shifts by always going back to the old king of Salem that gave Santiago the faith to go to Egypt and find his treasure. Every time Santiago loses hope the singes of the old king are always there to reconnect Santiago with his faith. As readers it affects us not knowing if he will pursue his dream, but we have to remember to never lose