Some people dream of success..While others work hard at it.

I like to think of Santiago as courage itself, because he has shown a lot of it throughout his journey. In the beginning of his 'treasure hunt' though, he wasn't the most powerful character. And he wasn't sure if chasing the treasure was the right path, which symbolizes how he is sort of 'hiding' from it. He is trying to escape from being 'trapped between two choices', having to choose one, either to begin a new journey, or continue with his current one. After a while though, he eventually did chase his destiny and he did achieve it, passing obstacles on the way, which 'revealed his powerful appearance', showing that he had chosen the right path.