So far The Alchemist has been pretty good. One trend I notice in the story is that of omens. Santiago lets the stones do the picking instead of making a choice. Also when the Tangier recognizes Santiago's presence in the shop as an omen. There are signs the characters follow throughout the book because of suspicion or past behaviors.
The second recognizable theme is controlled luck. The King and The Alchemist convince Santiago that the world will work to improve his personal legend once he names it. Santiago then makes a decision to go to Africa and sells his sheep easily making him work toward his goal even more. The first decision ended up leading to future positive outcomes.
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