How do you interpret the novel ending

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1. When Santiago and The Alchemist are captured by one of the warring tribes, Santiago must turn himself into the wind to save his life. He asks the desert, the wind, and the sun to help him. As he talks to the sun, Santiago explains why alchemy exists and what alchemists do. What does Santiago say to the sun about these things?

2. Although Santiago asks the desert, the wind, and the sun to help him, none know how to turn a man into the wind. Where does the boy find the answer? What is the larger significance of this answer?

3. The chief allows The Alchemist and Santiago to go free and they ride on toward the pyramids. The next day, just before they part ways, Santiago thanks The Alchemist for teaching him the Language of the World. How does The Alchemist answer him when Santiago offers his thanks? Why is this answer significant?

4. Why did Santiago have to go through the dangers of tribal wars on the outskirts of the oasis in order to reach the pyramids?

5. At the very end of the journey, why does The Alchemist leave Santiago alone to complete it?

6. Earlier in the story, The Alchemist told Santiago "when you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed." At the end of the story, how did this simple lesson save Santiago's life? How did it lead him back to the treasure he was looking for?

7. How do you interpret the novel's ending? Why is it significant that Santiago's treasure is buried not at the Pyramids but back in Spain at the abandoned church where his journey began?

8. What is the meaning of the fact that Santiago learns this from a man who also had a dream but refused to follow it?

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