What are Santiago's good characteristics€”things he could use to teach the reader€”in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho?

In 's
, Santiago is a young man who notices a great deal, who doesn't easily give
up and who is open to learning new things.

In the story, Santiago pays a
great deal of attention to his sheep. He has learned where to graze them and when to move them.
He is aware of how to keep them safe and where best to shelter them from weather or predators.
He knows his sheep well, he cares for them and they trust him.

When
Melchizedek encourages Santiago to pay attention to omens, Santiago realizes that this is
something he has already been doing, based on advice given to him by his grandfather.

He remembered something his grandfather had once told him: that
butterflies were a good omen.

In the same way, Santiago
will see the hawks fighting over the oasis and be able to...