The Alchemist SARs (Short Answer Responses)

1. What ends up being more important for Santiago the journey or the destination?
2. The novel opens up with Santiago thinking about his sheep. What does he observe about
their existence? How might the sheep symbolize the way people lead their lives?
3. The old man states that the worlds greatest lieis that at a certain point in our lives, we
lose control of whats happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. How
does Santiago prove the old mans statement?