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“During the next three days, the two travelers passed

by a number of armed tribesmen, and saw others on the

horizon. The boy’s heart began to speak of fear. ”

The boy began to feel fear that he could not live up to his personal legend.

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"The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom. That’s what I mean by action.” (Coelho 132)

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“The boy didn’t want to talk about the Pyramids. His heart was heavy, and he had been melancholy since the previous night. To continue his search for the treasure meant that he had to abandon Fatima. ” （Coelho 123）

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“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World” (Coelho 125).

The alchemist told the boy that true love should never stops one from chasing his dream. If one give up on his dream because of love, then it is not true love.

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To continue his search for the treasure meant that he had to abandon Fatima (Coelho 123)

“I want to stay at the oasis,” the boy answered. “I’ve found Fatima, and, as far as I’m concerned, she’s worth more than treasure” (Coelho 123)

Ever since Santiago met Fatima, he fell in love with her. The boy thought that it’s worthy to stay with the woman he loved even if he had to abandon his Personal Legend.

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“The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom.”

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“The alchemist began to draw in the sand, and com- pleted his drawing in less than five minutes. As he drew, the boy thought of the old king, and the plaza where they had met that day; it seemed as if it had taken place years and years ago.”

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“It would no longer be a place with fifty thousand palm trees and three hundred wells, where the pilgrims arrived, relieved at the end of their long journeys.”

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From that day on, it was the desert that would be important. She would look to it every day, and would try to guess which star the boy was following in search of his treasure. She would have to send her kisses on the wind, hoping that the wind would touch the boy’s face, and would tell him that she was alive. That she was waiting for him, a woman awaiting a courageous man in search of his treasure. From that day on, the desert would represent only one thing to her: the hope for his return (Coelho 128).

The desert symbolizes Fatima’s hope of the day when Santiago returns. Fatima supports the boy for seeking his Personal Legend. However, as Santiago leaves Fatima to find the hidden treasure, she is concerned, worried, and hopes his return.

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“People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly” (Coelho 135).

Alchemist told the boy to listen to his heart on the journey of purchasing his Personal Legend. He taught a lesson that people might suffer when they were seeking their dreams. It might be painful and terrifying. That is a reason why many people give up their dreams.

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“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World.” (Coelho 125).

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“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World.” (Coelho 125).

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The alchemist told the boy that love is not bondage, but freedom. The love that binds oneself is inappropriate love, and those who obtain true love will not stop their lover from searching for their personal legends.

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" Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. (Coelho 137)"
The world will not only test your courage and strength. It will give you many challenges on the way you achieve your personal legend. If you overcome them, and you will finally succeed. However, lots people will give up while meeting these challenges.

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“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say” (Coelho 135).
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself" (Coelho 135).

The Alchemist is teaching the boy how to deal with the voice and the fear of his heart. He needs to listen to his heart and communicate with it. If he combines himself with his heart and know it well enough, it won't be able to betray him.

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" And then there were the others, who were interested only in gold. They never found the secret. They forgot that lead, copper, and iron have their own Personal Legends to fulfill. And anyone who interferes with the Personal Legend of another thing never will discover his own. (Coelho 143)
These are sentences spoke by the alchemist when Santiago wanted to know the alchemy of transforming lead into gold. The alchemist is saying that, if you have another non pure goal in your way of pressuring your Personal legend, you will fail.

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The darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.

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The darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.

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Answer's source, cited from p. 138:
"The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn."

The boy is Spanish, thus an old proverb from his country is an old proverb from Spain, just what this question is asking for.

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“From that day on, the oasis would be an empty place for her.
From that day on, it was the desert that would be important. She would look to it every day, and would try to guess which star the boy was following in search of his treasure. She would have to send her kisses on the wind, hoping that the wind would touch the boy’s face, and would tell him that she was alive” (Coelho p.128)
She always expected that the boy will come back because Santiago was also Fatima’s treasure. She loves him just like Santiago loves Fatima.

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“Naturally it’s afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you’ve won.” (Coelho 134)

This occurs in a conversation. In the pursuit of personal legend, fear is destined to become a major problem. In order to conquer the fear, people have to take risk of losing everything.

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"That she was waiting for him, a woman awaiting a courageous man in search of his treasure." (Coelho   128.)

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"That she was waiting for him, a woman awaiting a courageous man in search of his treasure." (Coelho   128.)

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The girl misses the boy very much, but she loves him more. She supports him in finding his dream.

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“It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey. You need to learn only one thing more” (Coelho 130)

Alchemist is instructing the boy to go ahead and reach the personal legend. He wants to tell the boy that he has gone through a lot of things. But he still cannot give up.

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"If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return." - Fatima (p. 128-129)
The quotes demonstrate how personal legend and Fatima are intertwined in the novel. Santiago is torn between his desire to pursue his personal legend and his love for Fatima.

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"Fatima is a woman of the desert,” said the alchemist. “She knows that men have to go away in order to return. And she already has her treasure: it’s you. Now she expects that you will find what it is you’re looking for.” (p. 123)
Fatima is a woman of the desert. She believed that the desert will do everything for her. Before, before Santiago decides to continue his journey (finding his Personal Legend), she said that the dessert brought Santiago here, and will wait for him to return. Now, the alchemist is saying that she is going to wait more until he returns with his Personal Legend, because she knows, and she wants to wait for him. So, I think the desert was the symbol of return to her.

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The boy has a lot of fears on his way of persuing his personal legend

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The boy has a lot of fears on his way of persuing his personal legend

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1.The fear of losing Fatima
"To continue his search for the treasure meant that he had to abandon Fatima" (Coelho 123).

2.The fear of suffering inside his heart
" “My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer,” the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky" (Coelho 135).

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“She knows that men have to go away in order to return. And she already has her treasure: it’s you. Now she expects that you will find what it is you’re looking for.” (Coelho, 123)
Love sometimes distracts him (the merchant's daughter and Fatima), but also gives him the courage to continue. He keeps confusing if he should stay with the woman he likes or keep continuing his journey. At this time, he really wants to stay with the woman he likes, but every time, his final decision is to continue his journey because he thinks about the woman and also is able to continue his journey by thinking about them. It also shows trust, because not only Santiago is trying his best, but Fatima is also waiting for him and they both know this. It makes them keep on with their thing and wait for each other.

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They never found the secret. They forgot that lead, copper, and iron have their own Personal Legends to fulfill. (Coelho 143)
These alchemists only prefer gold and try to turn other metals to gold. But other metal has their personal legend or their value. Also, these alchemists forgot their personal legend because of the desire of wealth.

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“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World.” （Coelho 125.)

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“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love . . . the love that speaks the Language of the World.” （Coelho 125.)

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We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But, unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them—the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. (Coelho 136)
The quote may also show the theme of education. Children was told to follow their personals legends, but their free will disturb the path of their personal legend. The meaning of the quote is really few people can approach their personal legend, and how fortunate is the boy!

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"I want each and every one of you to swear by the God you believe in that you will follow my orders no matter what. In the desert, disobedience means death." (Coelho, 74)Disobedience against nature only results death. Initially, it shows he learns the danger of nature and how he can figure out in this environment.

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"People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. (Coelho 135)"
People have the natural fear of suffering on the way they searching for their personal treasure. But, the person who overcomes these fears will finally reach his/hers personal legend.

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“When his heart spoke to him, it was to provide a
stimulus to the boy, and to give him strength, because
the days of silence there in the desert were wearisome”(Coelho p.139)
This paragraph is after the conversation between the boy and the alchemist, he started to become friends with his own heart, his heart can offer him courages and they stopped “arguing”

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My answer's source, cited from p. 128:
"From that day on, the desert would represent only one thing to her: the hope for his return."

What the desert represent to Fatima, is what the desert symbolizes to her. Thus, the desert symbolizes Fatima's hope for Santiago's return.

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“The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect.”（Coelho, 132）

This demonstrates people's reverence for nature. Nature is sacred and beautiful. A completely natural world is a perfect world.

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The boy did not know how to find life in the desert. The alchemist told him that life would be attracted by life. The boy's steed had the ability to find an oasis, which meant hope and life in the desert.
The alchemist told the boy that love is not bondage, but freedom. The love that binds oneself is inappropriate love, and true lovers will not stop their loved ones from searching for Personal legends.

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Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place. (Coelho 136)
The quote illustrate the idea of the writer or the hidden meaning, people should not fear of the world and follow their personal legend.

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Love is represented by Santiago's growing feelings for Fatima, while nature is represented by the desert and the oasis.

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The alchemy was constructed to purify gold, to treat illness, and to find omens. The alchemist would later guide the boy to find his own treasures.

"You already know about alchemy. It is about penetrating to the Soul of the World, and discovering the treasure that has been reserved for you" (Coelho, 142)

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"Because a grain of sand is a moment  of creation, and the universe has taken millions of years to create it." (Coelho, 136). In the nature, everything were generated by universe and they evolved. The whole process might take billions years. Humans shouldn't consider the desert as a sudden appearing scene.

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"From that day on, the desert would represent only one thing to her: the hope for his return " (Coelho 128).

As a desert woman, Fatima will wait for the boy to come back to her. This quote shows that she is strong powerful yuong female.

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“When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.” (p 139). The boy and alchemist were on the way to search for treasures and meet three tribesmen who found their belongings. The alchemist gave them the Master work in order to show that humans shouldn't be selfish.

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“I want to stay at the oasis,” the boy answered. “I’ve found Fatima, and, as far as I’m concerned, she’s worth more than treasure” Fatima is a woman of the desert,” said the Alchemist. “She knows that men have to go away in order to return. And she already has her treasure: it’s you. Now she expects that you will find what it is you’re looking for.” (Coelho p.123)
Santiago really loves Fatima he’s been considering about weather to stay or not for a long time, he thinks that Fatima is worth more than the treasure.

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"Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is." - The alchemist (p. 122)
"Fear is the biggest obstacle to achieving your Personal Legend." - The alchemist (p. 121)
Personal legend refers to an individual's unique purpose in life, while fear represents the obstacles that prevent individuals from pursuing their personal legend. In pages 121-144, Santiago, the protagonist, confronts his fear and continues to pursue his personal legend.

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'I want to stay at the oasis,” the boy answered. “I’ve found Fatima, and, as far as I’m concerned, she’s worth more than treasure.” (Coelho, 123)
When Santiago was finding treasure and his Personal Legend, he meet Fatima. Now, he is confused about whether he should keep looking for his Personal Legend or should stay in the desert with Fatima. This time, he thinks he now has enough money and wants to choose Fatima. It might have been his hasty decision with his instinct, but later, he decides to keep finding his Personal Legend.

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"Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure. (Coelho 133)"
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. (Coelho 134)"
Choosing what you really want is to follow your heart, however, there is fate in everyone's life. It is very hard to decide whether follow your heart( what you want to do), and what you have to do. But, we can't run from our heart, it is always alive. Making the sounds for us, to warn us.

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“I’m a woman of the desert,” she said, averting her face. “But above all, I’m a woman” （Coelho 127).

Fatima is crying when the boy tells her goodbye. Fatima chooses to let the boy go pursue his dream instead of bonding him with her in the oasis. Although she is sad to let the boy go, she still does so because she know she is doing the right thing.

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"His heart told the boy what his strongest qualities were: his courage in having given up his sheep and in trying to live out his Personal Legend, and his enthusiasm during the time he had worked at the crystal shop." (p. 139)
"...I’ve discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve.” (p. 136)