A good thesis statement on
the book the alchemyst by michael scott:
Do you believe in magic?
Nicholas Flamel sure does. But Sophie and Josh aren't too sure,
that is until they see it with their own eyes. The strange thing
about magic in The Alchemyst is that it's really not all that
extraordinary. In fact, as Flamel tells us, there's magical
potential in all of us; we just have to learn how to Awaken
it.
Questions About The
Supernatural
- How does The
Alchemyst define magic? What's the difference between magic
and advanced science and technology? Are there any
similarities?
- Do we learn something more
about Sophie when we learn her magic smells like vanilla ice cream?
Do we think of Josh differently when we learn that his smells like
oranges? What about Dee, or Nicholas Flamel? What is the effect of
giving each character "his or her own distinctive odor; rather like
a magical footprint"?
- Nicholas Flamel believes
that everyone has the possibility of magic within them. Do you
think this might be a metaphor for something else? Do we all have
that potential inside us? And if everyone does, what then makes the
twins so special?