The Alchemist

3. offer Santiago guidance on his journey and reassure him that the Soul of the World has endorsed his journey.
6. The crystal merchant serves as an important friend to Santiago
8. The beautiful and intelligent raven-haired daughter of the merchant who buys wool from Santiago.
13. the setting of the story
17. an allusion to the first Christians in Egypt
18. A animal used to move around in dessert areas
19. a desert oasis, amazes Santiago
20. protagonist of The Alchemist

1. A struggling merchant who owns a crystal shop on top of a desolate hill.
2. a well-educated and ambitious aspiring alchemist
4. symbolize the sort of existence lived by those who are completely blind to their Personal Legends. Santiago loves his
5. wise old man, who knows the past and appears to know the future.
7. The bold leader of a caravan traveling across the Sahara Desert from Tangier to Egypt.
9. A kindly, unadventurous family man who hoped Santiago would become a priest but gives him his blessing to become a shepherd.
10. An old women living in Tarifa who interprets dreams
11. symbolic representation of man's insatiable quest to search for his place in the world
12. The author of the book
14. Arab girl who lives at the oasis
15. a base metal is transformed into a more valuable metal like gold
16. A friendly former orchard owner and devout Muslim