The Alchemist (Coelho)

Part 1

charactarize the shepherd based on the answers to the following questions :what is the significsnce of becoming a shepherd raher than a preist,as his parents had hoped ? why did he make the choice to leave the seminary at the age of sixteen afte learning to read and write ? what does being a shepherd allow him to do?

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Santiago prefers to learn about the world to learning about religion and the sins of man. He desires knowledge of the world and nature, to travel. As he sees it, being a shepherd is one way to "see."

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