In Paul Coelho 's story The Alchemist What are the protagonist’s motivations at the beginning of the story? How have those motivations changed in Part 1?

Santiago finds his motivation in others and their belief in him, though by the fulfillment of his life he finds less need to rely on others and finds that his happiness is decided on his own. The other characters of the story represent missing parts of Santiago and as the story progresses he finds himself more within them.

Explanation:

the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,