alchemist Flashcards
What animal does the Alchemist make Santiago buy for the journey, as they tire slowly?
horse
4) What is the significance of the Alchemist telling the Englishman to simply try transmutation on his own?
It is meant to show that true learning comes from experience and hard work.
What life lesson can be inferred from the scene in which the Alchemist states, “During the third year, the omens will continue to speak of your treasure and your Personal Legend…many times you’ll walk the sands of the desert, thinking that maybe you could have left” (126).
f you put off your Personal Legend, you may feel satisfied with something else for a while, but will ultimately regret not pursuing your PL when you could have.
6) In this section of the novel, the alchemist states, “love never keeps a man from pursuing
his Personal Legend.” What lesson does this quotation make clear about love?
6) b. True love will not force a person to choose between it and one’s Personal Legend, but will encourage dreams to be attained.
Which of the footer over i not something the Alchemist predicted if Santiate
stayed in the dacio?
7) a. Fatima and Santiago will divorce due to their growing resentment.
8) Which quotation does not support the notion that the journey to find one’s Personal
Legend is equally as important as finding it?
8) d. “[The sun] You are wise, because you observe everything from a distance.”
9) Interpret the meaning of the following quotation: “Even if you pretend not to have heard
what it tells you, it [your heart] will always be there inside you, repeating to you what you’re
thinking about life and about the world.”
9) d. You cannot ignore the will of your heart, as it will continuously tell you your truest feelings about the world.
10) Who is Santiago speaking to in this quote, and what concept of the novel does he teach this being?: “That’s why you created the game in the first place… To nourish the falcon. And the falcon then nourishes man. And, eventually, man will nourish your sands, where the game will once again flourish. That’s how the world goes” (151).
10) a. The desert; interconnectedness.
1I) Interpret the following quotation for its life lesson: “It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that’s where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are” (157).
11) b. People undergoing self-improvement strengthens the world as a whole because the universal soul is reflective of the people who make it up.
_12) What stage of the hero’s journey does this quote from the Alchemist indicate?: “Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this… so that we can… master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward [our] dream. “
12) h. The resurrection.
13) integner the following The alchentos spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purifestion of the metals had led to a purification of themselves?”
13) c. The true purpose of alchemy is the purification of the soul.
14) When he gets to the pyramids, what does Santiago learn about his treasure?
It is nonexistent and a myth.
14) b. It is under the sycamore tree at the abandoned church.
15) What is Santingo’s “return” at the end of the novel?
15) b. When he returns to the church in Spain and finds the treasure.
16) What is the meaning of the Alchemist’s final comment?: “If I had told you, you
wouldn’t have seen the Pyramids. They’re beautiful, aren’t they?
16) a. It is the journey that truly matters, not the destination.
18) Which statement below does not apply to parallelism?
) d. Parallel sentences are required to contain lists, phrases, or multiple parts to enhance the complexity of the writing style.
