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When he talked about the pilgrimage to Mecca, the crystal merchant argued that having a dream is more important than fulfilling it, which is what Santiago was trying to do. Do you agree with Santiago's rationale or crystal merchant's? !!!!At least 100 words!!!!

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Eureka1Fa

    Santiago’s life mainly revolves around finding out what his personal legend is, and the murchant’s life just involves him working everyday in his crystal shop so he would have enough money to survive. The merchants rationale behind keeping Santiago is that he believes once a person accomplishes their dreams they will go without a purpose for the rest of life. As he stated on pg.55 "I'm afraid if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living". However I find flaw in that arguement because the reason for setting dreams in your life is to make it reality. Besides if the merchant ever does decide to go to Mecca he'll realize you can always find a new purpose out of a new reality.  

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ProfChris1

To answer this question, we will clearly state that we disagree with the crystal merchant's rationale. This is because how can one have a dream without fulfilling it? It then means that there is no need having a dream at the first place.

The crystal merchant was just after making money from his sales and that's all. But Santiago's willingness to go to Mecca is acceptable because going there might open up doors for him to fulfill his dreams and become satisfied.

About "The Alchemist"

"The Alchemist" is known to be a novel that was written by Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian author. It was first published in 1988. The story reveals the life of a shepherd boy, Santiago who was usually yearning to travel in search of worldly treasure.

We see that Santiago had dreams he wanted to fulfill.

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