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SYMBOLISM / MOTIFS / METAPHORS / IMAGERY / SYMBOLS
Other elements that are present in this novel are symbols and metaphors.
Symbols are the use of some unrelated idea to represent something
else. Metaphors are direct comparisons made between one idea and another.
There are many symbols used by the author such as:
1.) Dreams represent the language of God.
2.) The baker and the crystal merchant represent the loss of the dream........
........23.) The levanter - the wind crossing the Mediterrean - first
represents the treasure to Santiago, but when he smells it after he finds
the treasure in Spain, it represents the sweet smell of Fatima, waiting
for him on the oasis.
There are also several metaphors in this novel, including:
1.) The baker’s decision to make his bakery profitable instead of traveling around the world like he......
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