THE ALCHEMIST

DONE BY YOUSEF HALABI

PART 2
PART 2 QUESTIONS

• WHAT JOB DID SANTIAGO FIND, AND HOW DID HE FEEL ABOUT IT?
• HE FOUND A JOB AS A CRYSTAL MERCHANT AND DOESN'T MIND THE WORK, BUT
THINKS THAT THE OLD CRYSTAL MERCHANT IS GROUCHY.
• THE MERCHANT IS A MUSLIM, OR A FOLLOWER OF ALLAH. HOW DOES HE
DESCRIBE THE FIVE DUTIES OF A FAITHFUL MUSLIM?
• HE DESCRIBES THEM AS TO BELIEVE IN ONLY ONE GOD, PRAY FIVE TIMES A DAY,
FAST DURING RAMADAN, TO BE CHARITABLE TO THE POOR, AND MAKE THE
PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
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• WHY DOES THE MERCHANT REFUSE TO GO TO MECCA?

• HE FEARS THAT IF HE WENT TO MECCA, WHEN HE CAME BACK HE THOUGHT
THERE WOULD BE NOTHING TO LIVE FOR. FEAR OF SUCCESS.
• WHY DOES THE AUTHOR INCLUDE THE MERCHANT IN THE STORY?
• HE REPRESENTS AN EVERYDAY MAN, GOOD, AND HARDWORKING AND IT SHOWS
THE WAY HE WORKS.
 SANTIAGO

• GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SANTIAGO'S LIVELY APPROACH TO BUSINESS AND THE

CRYSTAL MERCHANT'S CAUTION.
• HE WANTS TO SELL TEA TO THE PEOPLE WHO CLIMB THE HILL. NOT ONLY DOES
HE WANT TO SELL THE TEA BUT HE WANTS TO SELL THE TEA IN CRYSTAL
GLASSES.
• WHAT DOES "MAKTUB" MEAN?
• IT MEANS "IT IS WRITTEN" IN SANTIAGO'S LANGUAGE. IT ALSO SHOWS
ACCEPTANCE.
 ENGLISHMAN

• WHAT DO WE LEARN ABOUT THE ENGLISHMAN?

• WE LEARN THAT THE ENGLISHMAN IS TRYING TO BECOME A GREAT ALCHEMIST
AND IS GOING TO AL-FAYOUM TO STUDY WITH THE FAMOUS ALCHEMIST.
• WHAT MOTIVATES THE ENGLISHMAN TO BEFRIEND SANTIAGO?
• HE RECOGNIZED THE STONES URIM AND THUMMIM SO THAT STARTED A
CONVERSATION, AND THE FACT THAT THEY BOTH SPEAK SPANISH.
 BEDOUINS

• WHAT WISDOM DID THE CAMEL DRIVER SHARE WITH SANTIAGO?

• HE SAYS THAT IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO YOU, DON'T BE FEARFUL AND
WORK THROUGH IT.
• WHO ARE THE BEDOUINS, AND WHAT ROLE DO THEY PLAY IN THE STORY?
• THEY ARE NOMADIC ARAB PEOPLE WHO WARN THE MEN IN THE CARAVAN
ABOUT THIEVES.
 PERSONAL LEGEND

• ACCORDING TO THE ENGLISHMAN, WHAT IS THE SOUL OF THE WORLD?

• THE SOUL OF THE WORD IS THE UNIFYING PRINCIPLE, OVERALL GOAL, AND YOUR HEART'S
DESIRE.
• THE ENGLISHMAN AND HIS BOOKS GIVE SANTIAGO A SEMINAR ON ALCHEMY. WHAT DOES
THE READER LEARN ABOUT ALCHEMY?
• WE LEARN THAT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD COMES FROM ONE SOURCE. THE SECRETS
OF ALCHEMY ARE WRITTEN ON AN EMERALD TABLET. THE MASTER WORK OF THIS IS IN
TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART IS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE. THE SECOND PART IS THE
PHILOSOPHER'S STONE ALLOWS THEM TO PURIFY METAL INTO GOLD.
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