(The Alchemist) Choose ONE of the quotes provided below. Copy it into your answer box. Then, write 5 sentences about how YOU relate to that quote or what it means to you. “Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own” (p. 18).

“ . . . when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on Earth” (p. 24).

the answer is b-$11,337.

the answer should be the first one. "many people find his lyrics very moving."

it by far makes the most grammatical sense and is very objective, removing any first person from the original sentence and keeping with the sentence fluency.

i think that the major difference is that it used to be modern

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.