The Alchemist Dialectical Journal

1a. The time period shapes the novel by giving the reader information on how the world at the time was.
1b. Life wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible either. They were often farmers who only made enough food for their families.
1c. The most surprising historical aspect of the book for me is probably the fact that people where still getting whipped. I knew that people got whipped but I didn’t know it was this bad.
2a. When I first thought about St. Anthony’s, I thought that it was harsh to the orphans. Ren described how they were whipped. Later I realized that it was just the time period.
2b. Their motivation was the will of God
2c. I believe it was a combination of both. There were some things they said that I thought were going too far …show more content…
Mrs. Sands fulfills being a mother to Ren by providing him with food and a place to sleep. She cared for him.
11a.The source of his bitterness is the fact that he loved his sister but then she tried to kill herself and gave birth to Ren. His bitterness is towards Ren’s father
11b. It took many things to defeat McGinty. Most of the things done to escape were to create confusion. Once he was confused he was exposed. 12a. They were a result of surviving at St. Anthony’s.
12b. Ren did not have much control over his destiny. He was adopted and was taken by Ben and Tom.
12c. Nurture had the greater role. Ren had many people that cared for him to get him where he is.
13a. The title is a reference to a man who died with Jesus who redeemed himself before he died.
13b. A good thief is someone who his stealthy and deceiving. He is able to talk his way out of most things and makes people like him.
13c. Yes, it can. Someone who is very good at something will be rewarded.
13d. It related because a Benjamin redeems himself to Ren right before he died.
14. Some innovative approaches to the story telling include the many things going on. There are side stories that affect the main line. For example, the dwarf. He isn’t very important to the story line, but impacts

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