"I have been waiting for you here at this oasis for a long time. I have forgotten about my past, about my traditions, and the way in which men of the desert expect women to behave. Ever since I was a child, I have dreamed that the desert would bring me a wonderful present. Now, my present has arrived, and it's you" (Coelho, 97).
Fatima, a young woman living in the oasis, become a fast friend, and lover, to Santiago. The first day they meet, Santiago says he loves her and wants to marry her. The next day, Fatima explains to Santiago that it was part of her Personal Legend to become a part of his. She says that she has been waiting her whole life for him, for he had always been in her personal legend. She has forgotten about life around her except for her personal legend. She always knew that her personal legend would involve finding her man, and she has in Santiago. Fatima, it seems, proves to be a character that fully displays the power and effect that a personal legend has on people, and the overall enjoyoment of its fulfillment. She has seen her personal legend be flufilled with the meeting of Santiago, and she quickly accepts it and continues down the path her personal legend created. Santiago had been looking for treasure and a woman, and now, because of both of their personal legends, he has found the woman. Their personal legend shave now joined together, for it was in their personal legends to find one another.
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