One thing I have noticed from reading the second part of The Alchemist is the fact that Santiago has already fallen for another girl. I thought it was interesting that he suddenly forgot all about the Merchants Daughter and now seems to be in love with a girl named Fatima. I am guessing that he falls for girls so hard because of the fact he has probably never had an actual romantic relationship with one. I do not see how he could of in the past because he has always been traveling as a sheep herder.
Another thing that was interesting was how trusting Santiago is still. I would think after getting all of his money stolen earlier in the book that he would not be so trusting of strangers. I was obviously wrong though, since he decided to caravan down to Egypt with the Englishman and a bunch of strangers. Those people could have lied to him. It would not have surprised me if they would have robbed him and taken him to some place nowhere near Egypt. Good thing they did not, but I still do not understand how Santiago can be that trusting.
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