Throughout
the novel , Santiago is searching for treasure. Along the way, however, he
is learning lessons from a variety of teachers and is trying to understand alchemy and the
fundamental interconnectedness of all things. Theof the novel comes when he and the alchemist
who has acted as his teacher have been captured and are going to be killed unless Santiago turns
into wind. Focusing with all his might on the unified nature of reality, he manages to transform
and save them.
The book resolves itself as Santiago reaches his destination
alone and begins digging for treasure. He is accosted by thieves and is brutally beaten, but he
learns something in that moment. The leader of the thieves reveals that there is a Spanish
church that holds the treasure, which is supposedly used by shepherds and the homeless as a
shelter. This is the church from which Santiago started his journey, and now he knows to go home
and find the treasure.
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