GOLD

I think the gold represents the end of the journey for Santiago. The alchemist's personal legend was to change a metal to gold. It shows that Santiago will be recieving something extremely valuable. Santiago has grown so much throughout his journey.

The Alchemist Questions

The presentation given by my classmates were extremely well. What I found interesting was when the group presented the First question, they had said that Fatima is narcissitic. I found that extremely interesting because Fatima is the woman of the desert and it's her job or Personal legend to wait for her lover to return. What I learned from their presentation is that Pursuing a Personal Legend will contain narcissism. Also, when the group had presented question number three. They said that the Old man(king salem) is Santiago's false hope. From that presentation I learned that you can't always trust the advice given to you. You must question every advice given. Another thing I found interesting was when I learned that Alchemy is a symbol of the mind. The Flame symbolizes our mind. To keep the flame pure, we must feed it with knowledge. Great metaphor. These were the things I found that were most interesting from the presenation given.

How I am similar to Mark.

Mark is basically the only son in the family. I am also a male in my family including my brother, but my brother is mostly out with his friends. I am mostly stuck in a house with females. I find it normal. Mark is currently liing in a family filled with females. One thing we do in common is that we wander around a lot. When Mark was bored, he took his roller blades and skate around his neighbor. I wander as well. When I am extremely bored, i wander around the house or take a walk. Mark is pretty smart, he was the first one to get use to how to use this magical talisman. I, also, am the one that learned how to use the computer in my family. I learned how to navigate better than any of my family members. I would always help my sisters when they need help when they use the computer. Well those are the similarities between Mark and I.

Time Management

I am horrible at Time managing. I am currently trying my best to manage my time and use them wisely. Each time I manage, I end up lagging. I work very slowly. I should learn to work quickly too. Working extremely slow is my lowlight. My goal is to stop procrastinating ! Time managing is important because in reality and the business world, you won't be able to procrasinate. Ms. Crabtree, if you are reading this, I apologize although I havn't done anything wrong in class. O_o'' I will exert myself vigorously to stop lagging!!

Santiago

Santiago has grown throughout the story of THE ALCHEMIST. Santiago is more wise and is more aware of his surroundings. He knows how to interpret the meaning of dreams and omens. Santiago has become a stronger person from all the obstacles he has encounter such as going through the desert. The desert is the toughest obstacle Santiago would have to face. The desert is described as an endless horizon, and people usually give up because theyre trying to overcome a obstacle so difficult that they develop the feeling of fear. They fear that they would fail. Santiago learned not to give up and to try his hardest to overcome his obstacles. If he really wants something, he would do whatever it takes to achieve his Personal Legend without having fear of losing your love ones nor failing. Throughout his journey, Santiago understands the Language of the World, The Soul of the World. He is a True Alchemist!

Dear Edward Eager

Dear Edward Eager,

I enjoyed reading your book, Half Magic. What inspired you to write an amazing story like this? What gave you the idea write about a magical coin that only grants half a wish? When you were little, did you ever believed in magic? Honestly, at the age of 14, I still believe in magic. ^^. Maybe, there isn't magic in planet Earth, but in other universe. When Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha possesse the Magical coin, I was jealous. I wish I had a coin that can grant me any wish I want. But I partly learned from your story that I shouldn't take things for granted. I am highly considering to read your other books, such as Magic By The Lake, Magic or Not?, and Seven-Day Magic. ^^. My lowlights of your story was when Martha had wished she had another family. When her wish was granted and she forgot everything. Her siblings had to go on a journey to get the coin from Martha to wish for Martha to come back. My highlights about your stories were all the amazing journeys Martha and her siblings had went on from their granted wishes. Thank you Mr. Eager for writing such an amazing book !! I can't wait to read your other novels!!! ^^.

Sincerely,
Long Hy