Reaction to Fatima

Rachel Igoe

English Honors

G-Period

16 December 2010

Reaction to Fatima

“And I am a part of your dream, a part of your Personal, as you call it” (Coelho 97).

            The relationship between Fatima and Santiago is very rushed he goes from talking to her at the well to purposing to her days later. Without even speaking to her he realizes that he is in love with her. Their relationship represents Santiago’s next step in his Personal Legend. Fatima understand that she is apart of his journey after he tells her all of his stories and how he desires to find his treasure. Fatima wants Santiago to continue towards his goal and she no longer wants him to wait for her by the well. She claims that if she is really part of his dream then he will come back for her. Fatima accepts Santiago’s journey and she is willing to wait for him no matter how long he takes. Their love is compared to “the language of the world”, which permits people to communicate with each other. Santiago and Fatima have an understanding where she wants him to pursue his Personal Legend and he assures her that he will come back for her. I believe that Fatima is a wise woman because she is aware of everything that Santiago tells her about the omens and about his dreams.