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Factors that affected Santiago:
Characters - Old King, Woman at Tarifa, Crystal Merchant, Fatima, The Alchemist
Places - Spain, broken down church, Desert, Pyramids
Events - Being a shepherd, Turning himself into wind
Objects - Stones(Urim and Thummim), Treasure
All these factors played an important role in Santiago's journey in a direct or indirect way. But I think the main inspirations for Santiago were the old King and Fatima.

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I believe that the people Santiago surrounded himself around greatly impacted his identity. He gained knowledge and overcame hardships with the help of their advice.

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I believe that Fatima was a figure and a character that deeply affected Santiago's identity. Through his encounter with Fatima he learns what true love means. She serves as a figure of love and someone who encourages Santiago to finish his Personal Legend and come back to the desert.

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i believe the journey to the pyramids as a whole deeply impacted Santiago because it changed him and his values by the time he reached the pyramids. In the beginning, Santiago would've dropped everything to be with Fatima, however, the journey to fulfill his personal legend caused him to leave her and only return at a later time because he realized what was truly important in changing his life as a whole.

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The deception and blessings along Santiago's journey helped shape his identity. When the boy stole Santiago's money, he learned not to trust everyone and be naive. He learned to be aware of his surroundings. When Santiago comes across the King multiple times, it reminds him to continue with his journey and to stay optimistic. The stories he learned along the way taught him many lessons too. For example the oil story. That taught Santiago to be mindful and observant of his surroundings but do not forget about your sheep. These are all qualities that have allowed Santiago to become more mature.

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Through out Santiago's journey many factors impacted him. I feel the people he meet and that guided him were had the biggest impact. They guided him and provided him with knowledge and life lessons that not only help him with his journey but things that he could take in his life. Along with that the treasure, Egyptian pyiamids and the personal legend also impacted Santiago's identity. They were the driving forces for bring this change in his life.

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I think other characters had the greatest affect on Santiago. Starting with Melchizedek and the merchant his journey was funded and he received nothing but positive influence. Later, meeting the Englishman and the alchemist, they led him on his journey through Egypt. Finally, meeting his true love Fatima, she pushed him to finish off his journey and find the treasure, and then they can be together.

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Uurim and Thummim have been the most major influence. Due to these stones leading him to the Englishman and The Alchemist. Though the King of Salem was the one who gave him these stones, his identity was not based on him, but what resulted in meeting him.

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The old woman in Tariffa is the first character to impact him on this journey as she is the initial reason he went. Clearly the earth itself also played a big part in Santiago's pilgrimage, it come to life as his personal legend unravels. The old man also encourages him to continue, also giving him the two stones to help him make decisions along the way. Lastly the alchemist changes the whole novel, if Santiago had not met him i doubt he would have welcomed the idea of the treasure being right where he started, so quickly

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The Alchemist impacted Santiago's identity the most by providing wisdom and guidance when Santiago needed it most.  For example when Santiago is having fears of following his personal legend the Alchemist was there to help Santiago acknowledge them and overcome them. Learning values of life along the way which shaped him.

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I think that the king of salem had a great impact on Santiago because he is the one who told Santiago to follow his personal legend. And by following that, it kind of changed his identity made him a different person. Another character that has impacted Santiago was when he met Fatima that was the first time he understood what the language of the world meant.

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In my opinion I feel like the characters around Santiago were the ones who had the most impact on his identity. People like the alchemist and the old woman in Tarifa were the ones who inspired and pushed Santiago to continue his personal legend, and characters like the crystal merchant also helped Santiago when he was done or low on resources.

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Many things affect Santiago identity. One of the most important things that affected Santiago a lot is the characters. From the people, he met who have taught him many lessons, throughout out the journey. Such as the king of Salem, the alchemist, crystal merchant, and Fatima. They have taught him more about Personal Legend and the Language of the World. This leads to a change in his identity to become more understanding.

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In the beginning, he fell in love with merchant's daughter and was willing to give up everything for her. Eventually he left that town and continued with his journey. Once he met Fatima she helped him learned to put himself first but also love others, like Fatima. He found confidence, reassurance, and answers through other people. He accustomed himself to be watchful of omens and learn from his challenges which further helped to strengthen him.

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Throughout his journey, Santiago has become more aware of his destiny. In following his Personal Legend, he has become wiser and more resilient. His hardships, along with the guidance of others, made him a better person. In a way, he is an alchemist-- he turned his difficulty into opportunity.

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Santiago began as a boy who simply wanted to travel by any means possible. As the story progresses he meets many characters who will change his life and begins to follow his so-called "personal legend" or destiny. As he does so he falls in love and hopes to return to Fatima upon completing his personal legend. He becomes less naive, and more driven to follow his heart as he persists along this difficult path. He perceives the world in a new light as it comes to life as his story unfolds.

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Santiago begins as an individual who is a Shepard and has the urge to explore. By meeting various influential people along his journey he pushes forward and finds meaning in almost all aspects of life. He is now more open minded and has defeated all the challenges that come up.

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In the beginning of the novel, Santiago indulges in his desire to explore the world by becoming a Shepard where in  the "job description" he would be traveling to many different places with his flock of sheep as his only companionship. After meeting the King of Salem, he changes without even realizing it. Along with learning his personal legend, Santiago meets many new people and creates new experiences during his long journey to find treasure. With these new people in his life, Santiago is then influenced by their ways and his persona changes for the better by the end of the novel.

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Santiago changes from a young shepherd to a man in his journey. Influenced by many people including, Melchizedek, the Crystal Merchant and Fatima along the way, Santiago has traveled through Europe and Africa to search for the treasure.

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In the beginning of the novel, Santiago began as a character of a young shepherd who was alone and just simply wanted to travel the world. Over the course of his Personal Legend, we can see as he transformed his life and opened his mind up to different perspectives in the entire world. At the end of "The Alchemist" it is evident that Santiago's character has grown into a hero who conquered through the obstacles and challenges he was faced with.

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He has a greater understanding. In the beginning of the book, Santiago was specifically looking to understand other places,people, and cultures. Over the course of this journey that's what he accomplished. Dealing with failure, rejection, and setbacks, he came out truly understanding that personal legends, fates, and destiny exist to guide a person to a specific place. Though I heavily disagree with many of the themes, motifs, and ideologies of this text, this book has definitely created a protagonist worthy of being called a Hero.

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I think the people deeply affected santiago because that's where all he got his lessons and information from. He got to see the different kinds of perspective on the world and their final destination.

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From the beginning of the novel to the end Santiago has changed a lot. He become an ambitious person after finding out his personal legend. I would consider Santiago a hero because he goes through the hero's journey. Also in the beginning Santiago was more of a closed off person, but towards the end he became a more open person.

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Santiago starts with his dream of exploring. He gets help from father to start. meets people who help him stick to it. He keeps going. When he reaches the place he finds nothing. People tell him its in the church. He finds treasure back in the church where he basically started. He did not need to travel so much for the treasure but he learns things along the way. The treasure is more precious to him now because he worked so hard to get it.
I believe the characters Santiago met throughout his journey most deeply impacted his identity. The characters such as the woman from Tarifa and the king of Salem served as a catalyst for Santiago's journey. The woman from Tarifa also gave Santiago hope because someone else knew about the same treasure. The king of Salem inspired Santiago by making him invest a lot in the journey. He demanded 1/10 of Santiago's sheep which made Santiago heavily invested so he was more likely to do his best to find the treasure.

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Santiago starts off as a person who is anxious to travel the world, but later he learns to settle down and learn the more important things in life. there were many factors that contributed to his development but the main factor was all the people who he met along his journey. These people instilled very important lessons in him and they taught him new things that Santiago didn't know before

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I think the characters that Santiago met and the events that he faced in his journey had the most impact on his identity. Because from these characters he got to know the stories of other people's experience and also they provided with a guide for his journey. The events helped him to learn the depth of his lessons that made him strong and wise in a way.

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Initially, Santiago was someone who kept to himself and pursued his passion of traveling in a low-scale manner. After meeting influential figures such as the Woman of Tarifa, King of Salem, Englishman, and the Alchemist, Santiago has significantly grown as a person. These people have proved to be a powerful influence in Santiago's life, pushing him to take more risks, believe in himself, and strive to achieve the most. After struggling on his journey towards the pyramids and overcoming multiple obstacles, Santiago not only gained more strength physically and mentally, but he managed to find a love which acted as motivation for him to fulfill his personal legend. I would classify Santiago as a hero because he overcame many obstacles and achieved his personal legend at the end.

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I think that the character that impacted Santiago the most is the King of Salem. I think this, because he really pushed Santiago to push toward his dreams and to take more risks in life. He gave him the boost that he needed to achieve his dream. I also think that the alchemist influenced Santiago to listen to his heart and many others lessons he has learned. I also think that the crystal merchant's shop impacted Santiago, because it taught him patience and that dreams do not come so quickly.

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In the beginning of the book, Santiago was a shepherd, who wanted to travel the world. Throughout the became more aware of the world saw more than traveling, and even thinks about settling down with Fatima. Santiago fits the hero archetype because he is the center of the journey and he has transform because of the journey.

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From the beginning of the novel to end Santiago has changed by the journey he has went through. He met the gypsy and the old man. They provided him knowledge, especially the old man, about what he will need to know when he goes on his journey. He learns to look for omens in everything he does. Along with that when he worked in the merchant's store, met the englishman, Fatima  and lastly the Alchemist. They all taught him valuable lessons that helped him in his journey. I would call Santiago a hero because he fought through the obstacles he faced and still continued his journey. He took all the advice given to him and reached the pyrimads of Egypt. Even after that  he went back to spain to get his treasure.

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Santiago has developed throughout the his journey. He became more knowledgable as his journey went on. He met characters that influenced him such as the Woman form Tarifa, The King, Crystal Merchant, The Alchemist etc. as well as went through experiences that shaped him.

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The character Santiago first begins the novel as a young Shepard who enjoys to travel and explore the world. Santiago has a close bond with each of his individual sheep. After Santiago becomes aware of his personal journey his character quickly leaves his comfort zone abandoning his sheep and leaving Spain. Santiago meets new charters who teach him the importance of the effect that the world has on its occupants. Santiago now becomes a man who is in touch with all elements and can interpret the language of the world. Santiago's character is now a more out going and optimistic person who is always looking for a deeper meaning.