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In "The Alchemist," by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, Andalusian shepherd boy Santiago prefers to keep his jacket for the reason that in the south of Spain the temperature changes from extremely hot during the day to very cold at night. Besides, the jacket is a representation of his willingness to change and see the world during his journey to Egypt, which has to do with the central theme of the novel: readiness to change.
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To release energy slowly in a step by step process.
Well, in this sentence the subject is 'he', I think you gave us the wrong options here. :S
<span>By showing how Carolyn’s family lives in a way that is similar to him, Soto supports the idea that there are very few differences among cultures.
I believe this is correct, because there are many descriptive words in the passage. If Soto would have left these words out the reader would not know where the story takes place.
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