“Take these,” said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stone that embedded at the center of the breastplate. “They are called Urim and
Thummim. The black signifies ‘yes’ and the white ‘no’. When you are unable to read the omens, they will help you to do so. Always ask an
objective question. “But, if you can, try to make your own decision”. The boy put the stones in his pouch. From then on, he would make his own
decisions. Coelho 30
During his journey to find treasure, Santiago meets people who then become his friends. However, when he faces problems, he tries to solve by
himself. He does not depend on the people to make a decision. When he gets closer to his treasure, he decides to find it alone. The Alchemist tells him that it
just takes 3 hours journey. Santiago just says thanks to him without asking any help Coelho 153.
From his actions, joining the seminarian and being shepherd, Santiago is described as an independent person. His decision to be a shepherd shows that he is
free. Even though he can get help from the two stones, he always makes his own decision. He tries to solve his problems by himself until he finds the treasure.
4.1.5 Determined
Santiago’s father wants him to become a priest. Actually, he does not want to. What he wants is to travel around the world and he has to tell this to his father.
He has to be brave to tell his father about his decision. In this case, Santiago shows that he is a determined person. “One afternoon, on his visit to his family, he
had summoned up the courage to tell his father that he didn’t want to become a priest. That he wanted to travel.” Coelho 8
Since his family cannot afford his travelling, he decides to be a shepherd. He argues with his father and expresses his idea with strong arguments. His father
says that people who travel around the world are actually just search for new things. They are just the same people when they leave their homes and they come
back again. Just as the people in his town. But Santiago persists that he wants to see those people’s towns and how they live. His father still stands with his
arguments. He says that he cannot afford Santiago if he persists to travel. Their family does not have enough money. Only shepherd can travel without cost. And
Santiago is willing to be a shepherd to travel. Finally, his father understands his son’s passion. He lets him to pursue his dream to travel Coelho 9.
When he has already decided to become a shepherd, he again has to decide one thing, realizing his dream by searching the treasure or keeping being a
shepherd. Santiago becomes confused on those two choices. He likes travelling a lot. On the other hand, he is accustomed with his flock. Santiago thinks hard to get
his best decision. He has to choose between his flock or his dream Coelho 27. Finally, he is sure about his decision. He wants to make his dream comes true. He
thinks about what he has already left behind when he decides to become a shepherd. He thinks about his family and his sheep. He is very sure that his family
are accustomed to his being away. They understand that his dream is to travel around the world. And his sheep will get used to with his absence. They are just
sheep, like other sheep in his town Coelho 28. Santiago sticks to what he has decided. It can be seen when he has thought
to come back to Spain and to start all from the beginning. He thinks about that PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
because he has good experiences about shepherding, but then he ignores his thought and decides to continue his journey to realize his dream .
He notices that he always wants to come back to his flock because he stays with them for years. It creates a strong feeling in his life. They become good
friends and understand each other. In contrast, he wants to search his treasure but he has no idea if he has to go through the desert. The two hours time between him
and the Pyramids does not seem as a big matter. He puts this situation inside-out; he is two hours closer to his treasure. Even if he cannot find it, he can go back to
his flock anytime he wants because he has enough money. Santiago comes to his decision that at least he has to try to find his treasure Coelho 65.
The same thing also happens in the desert when he decides to tell the chieftain of the oasis about his vision. Santiago sees the hawks flying and attacks
the other. He gets the message and it means that the tribe will attack the oasis. He decides to tell this to the chieftain. Moreover, he knows that his decision may
involve him into danger. If nothing he says happen in the future, the tribesmen hang him. However, Santiago states in his mind that he will remain on his
decision to tell everything to the chieftain what he sees. Walking long in the silence, he had no regrets. If he died tomorrow, it
would be because God was not willing to change the future. He would at least have died after having crossed the strait, after having work in the
crystal shop, and after having known the silence of the desert and Fatima’s eyes. He had lived every one of his days intensely since he had left home
so long ago. If he died tomorrow, he would already have seen more than other shepherds, and he was proud of that. Coelho 108-109
From his arguments, thoughts, and actions, it is clear that Santiago is a determined person. He has his own freedom and values to believe. What people
say toward his decision does not affect him much. He is determined to continue his journey finding the treasure.
4.2 The Characterization of The Minor Characters
According to Milligan 195, minor characters appear more limited than major character. Their function in the story is only to strengthen the major
character. In this study, five minor characters influence Santiago’s motivation to realize his dream. They are the old man, known as Melchizedek, the crystal
merchant, the English man, the desert woman, named Fatima, and the Alchemist. According to Murphy, there are nine methods to reveal the personalities
and traits of a character used by the author for the readers 161-173. Those are personal description, character as seen by others, speech, past life, conversation of
others, reactions, direct comment, thought, and mannerism. Some of nine methods are also applied in this analysis to convey those minor characters personalities and
traits. Moreover, they are portrayed in the story as follows:
4.2.1 Melchizedek Known as The Old Man
Melchizedek is first known as an old man. The author calls Melchizedek as an old man very often during the story. In the beginning of the story, the author
calls Melchizedek as an old man many times. The readers can find it when Melchizedek has a conversation with Santiago at their first meeting Coelho 16-
17. In addition, Santiago is surprised when he knows that Melchizedek is able to read.
