A book of maps is an Atlas.
With no money in his pocket, Santiago earns something to eat by helping a candy seller set up his market stall. Afterward, he realizes he was able to communicate perfectly with the candy maker even though the man spoke only in Arabic. Santiago thinks there must be a universal language that does not depend on words. He remembers how he had communicated wordlessly with his sheep and thinks, "Now it's happening with people."
I’ve read this book, assuming the time period, it was the spark of industry so many jobs had terrible conditions, the pay was low, people were exhausted from they’re jobs, and poverty was bad, the answer is
A.) they found their jobs boring and unfulfilling
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