| The desert is a place of death, thirst, illusions--and perhaps the best place to overcome your fears. The protagonist in the novel travels from a comfortable lifestyle as a carer of sheep to the Arabian desert where he weathers the hardships to meet the great Alchemist. The Alchemist is the only man who is said to be able to turn lead into gold and turn fair weather into storms. Along the journey to meet the living legend, the
protagonist stumbles upon many self-realizations and gains the wisdom that will make him able to be the next Alchemist. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Internal struggle/realization? Yes Struggle over Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Exploring into the wild Yes kind of story - searching for treasure Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - natural phenomena Setting Desert? Yes Desert: - dying of thirst, sunburn - hostile arabs Writing Style Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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