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Santiago's father believes that traveling is for wealthy people unless one is a
shepherd. However, he also believes that as shepherds travel with their flock, they will come to
the same conclusion as the tourists who visit Andalusia. That is, that all travelers are looking
for new things, yet when they return from their travels, they are basically the same people that
they were before their adventure.
Ironically, this belief does not stop the
father from wanting to travel. "The boy could see in his father's gaze a desire to be able,
himself, to travel the world" (9). However, the father was too caught up with
real life, supplying the necessities to his family, to realize his dream of
traveling. In this way,...
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