Vocabulary
A highest point or state, culmination
What is zenith?
This is deemed as the most important part of the language of the Soul of the World
What is love?
What is allusion?
This quote, “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure,” teaches Santiago this lesson
What is your heart will reveal to you your true feelings about the world and your most inner desires
This character is used to show Santiago the unhappiness and regret one may feel if one does not pursue the Personal Legend
Who is the Baker?
Enthusiastic, ardent; dedicated, keen
What is avid?
The Soul of the World speaks through this language
What is emotion?
A story, poem, or other form of medium that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning (there is a deeper meaning "underneath the surface")
What is allegory?
This quote, “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", teaches Santiago this lesson
What is if you put off your Personal Legend, you may feel satisfied with something else for awhile, but will ultimately feel regret for not having pursued your Personal Legend
This character dreams to visit Mecca but chooses not to make the voyage
Who is the Crystal Merchant?
This is what the robber who stole from Santiago is considered as
What is a traitorous?
Considered to hold the secret of the Soul of the World as well as alchemy.
What is Emerald Tablet?
What is symbolism?
This quote “love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend", teaches Santiago this lesson
What is love will not cause you to abandon your dreams/Personal Legend but instead, encourage you
This character's goal is to meet the Alchemist
Who is the Englishman?
This is what the novel, The Alchemist, is considered to be
The ability to transmute metals into new substances (i.e. transmutation of metals into gold)
What is Alchemy?
In The Alchemist, the phrase "It is written" is considered to be this
What is a motif?
“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” means this
Santiago almost abandons his Personal Legend out of fear in losing this character
Who is Fatima?
Is used as a motif in the novel
What is maktub?
These are lessons Santiago learns throughout the novel
What is naivety? What is trust? What is responsibility? What is endurance? What is appreciation? What is embracing the journey? (Others may apply if given effective textual evidence to support answer)
The diary knows my secrets
What is personification?
“Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World...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" means this
People’s abilities to better themselves strengthens the world as a whole because the universal soul is reflective of the people who make it up.
He reappears to Santiago not necessarily as himself but as other things or people whenever Santiago is on the verge in abandoning his Personal Legend
Who is Melchizedek?