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The Alchemist is based on the 4 pillars of alchemy. One of which is that everything has a balance. Nature needs man to harvest its produce and man needs the produce to survive. It creates a balance that is alluded to in The Alchemist.

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"Yet it is certain that the power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in man, or in a harmony of both."

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The quote is saying man is a part of nature and so therefore is beautiful too. In The Alchemist Santiago is taken aback by the new people and places he sees. Fatima is beautiful, so is the place she came from. He sees the beauty in the Englishman and his books, he sees it in the desert and in the animals.

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"For, nature is not always tricked in holiday attire, but the same scene which yesterday breathed perfume and glittered as for the frolic of the nymphs, is overspread with melancholy today."

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"Nature, in the common sense, refers to essences unchanged by man; space, the air, the river, the leaf."

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" But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars."

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In the passion articles, they talked about the indefinite passion that everyone has within their life. Everyone has a passion but to assume that that passion is to become a reality is rubbish. The quote from nature helps support the argument because if a man were to follow his passion and get lost along the way, it is perhaps another road to this passion. Or perhaps it could be a distinction of what your heart may want, if you want it to follow the stars, then follow the stars. Your passion will take some hard work to get to, and even so, you might not reach your passion. It's not a good idea to give yourself false hope.

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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."

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"In the tranquil landscape, and especially in the distant line of the horizon, man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature."

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Into the Wild connects to nature in how McCandless found his true happiness through his bond and connections with the natural world and distancing himself from the artificial materialistic world he lived in prior to his journey.

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These 2 connect very well because nature is unchanged and many people in society decide to stick with the norm instead of exploring different paths adn finding the beauty in nature which is exactly what "A Road Less Traveled" is talking about.

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These 2 have a strong connection in the form going out and taking a risk. Diana Nyad knew that time was getting closer to when she wouldn't be able to swim this swim and she took a risk. This quote exemplifies the thought of you never know what is going to happen and that is the beauty of life. You just need to embrace it and work forward.

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I believe that The Road not Taken relates to the second pillar of Alchemy which is "one must listen to the voice of their heart." I believe that it is that pillar because if there are two roads, you are going to have to make a choice as to which one you're hoping is the right one. With The Alchemist, Santiago has to decide his path with his own hero's journey. As he turns one corner, he has to figure out what adventure or what choice comes next. One's heart is the deciding factor of which that truly is what they believe in.