She shows up for the first time at the well, where she's the only person at the oasis who's willing to talk about the alchemist. When Santiago sees her, you can imagine some sappy music and light shining down through the clouds:.
At that moment, it seemed to him that time stood still, and the Soul of the World surged within him. When he looked in to her dark eyes, and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke—the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart.
It was love. That's all well and good for Santiago, who's been doing a lot of thinking about the Soul of the World and the universal language on his trek across the desert. But hand on a minute: has anyone thought to ask Fatima about her feelings for Santiago?
A few days later, when Santiago sees her at the well, Fatima tells him,. I have been waiting for you here at this oasis for a long time. I have forgotten about my past, about my traditions, and the way in which men of the desert expect women to behave.
Ever since I was a child, I have dreamed that the desert would bring me a wonderful present. Now, my present has arrived, and it's you. Flowery language aside, this is the desert equivalent of checking the "Yes" box on a grade-school love note. Fatima shows Santiago not only that she loves him, but that she, too, understands the language of the desert and follows the omens. The desert gave him to her as a gift. As they begin to plan their lives together, Fatima expresses to Santiago that she accepts she may need to wait for him as he travels.
He may continue to wander, and she will wait patiently for him at the oasis. Fatima prepares to accept his death as well, if she must. She feels content to be one of the oasis women who wait for their loved ones to return. The narrator provides readers insight into how Fatima feels as Santiago bids goodbye and heads for the Pyramids with the alchemist as his guide. Before he departs, Fatima tells Santiago that just as her father returned to her mother, she hopes he will return to her.
Fatima lives as a brave woman of the desert, and she will look to the stars every night to see the one he follows in search of his treasure. Fatima and Santiago agree that his leaving is the right thing to do. Her kiss traveled from the oasis to Spain on the levanter, the wind from Africa. In this final moment of the novel, Santiago feels grateful, wise, humble, and fulfilled.
He will soon reunite with Fatima, carrying his treasure, complete in his Personal Legend. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook.
Themes Motifs Symbols. Mini Essays Suggested Essay Topics. Like Melchizedek, the alchemist appears to possess magical powers. He knows in advance that an apprentice will arrive and has supposedly lived for much longer than a typical human lifespan. When Santiago and the Englishman begin asking local residents about the alchemist, the locals react strangely, telling the pair to leave or give up.
It remains unclear why the alchemist possesses such a reputation, but he appears to be a powerful and mysterious figure. Santiago has no purpose for remaining at the oasis, but he ends up benefiting from his time there.
Rather than worry about a schedule he cannot control, he contents himself with remaining at the oasis and opens himself to new experiences. Santiago then meets Fatima. As soon as Santiago approaches her, he notices her beauty, and he feels instantly in love with her. Once the two begin speaking, the delay at the oasis allows them to become friends, and Santiago even starts to worry that one day he will have to leave.
He comes to recognize the time as a part of his journey rather than an obstacle, suggesting that fate predestined the delay. Santiago goes from meeting Fatima to proposing to her in just a few pages. The novel skips any realistic description of their affair that would develop and explain their love to the reader.
The novel treats their love as part of this mysterious process, evident when Santiago recognizes without even speaking to Fatima that he loves her. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Themes Motifs Symbols. Mini Essays Suggested Essay Topics. Summary Section 7.
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