I think all besides the second to last and the second maybe
1. This shows that the average intelligence is not very smart. In the book, they make the very smart people dumber so that things can be "equal", which you will soon learn, or have learned already.
2. Equality and fairness are different and they got it mixed up. Equality is treating people the same, or viewing them as the same, no matter their circumstance, but fairness is making sure everyone is the EXACT same, like sharing a pizza, its only FAIR that, between two people, they each get four.
They have confused these concepts.
Hope this helps you out!!
The boy is reading a book when the old man approaches him based on "The Alchemist" story by Paulo Coelho. The old man approaches Santiago and questions him about the book that Santiago is reading. Santiago did not want to answer the question at first, but the old man relentlessly questions him about the book.
A ignore any good argument strategies.
Don't attempt to do the impossible.
