Eleven months and nine days had passed since the day Santiago began to work for the crystal merchant. Santiago now had enough money to follow his dream again. When he left it made me kind of sad because he had built such a good relationship with the merchant, but I felt like it was a step he needed to take. Leaving made Santiago realize that it didn’t matter if he could never find the “hidden treasure” because he could always go back to being a shepherd or a crystal merchant again. I felt as the main character, Santiago had matured. He’s learned more about the difficulties in life, and to be truly satisfied he needed to pursue his dream. Next, he meets an Englishman who is also on the way of looking for his treasure, and he claims the meeting