Research Question

The topic I decided to do deals with the Universal Language aspect of The Alchemist. My research question is, "How is the universal communication of Santiago mirrored to the present day means of communication?" As far as answering the question I am still kind of stuck. The sub-points I have thought of are either nature and culture or verbal and nonverbal ways of communicating. Through some research most articles suggest that there is not much evidence to support my claim of a universal language even existing. 

As a second topic I chose that of simplicity. In The Alchemist a common theme seems to be simplicity as I explained in my last blog. The research question is "How is Santiago's fascination with riches reflective of today's society of instant gratification?" I find this to me interesting because Santiago waited patiently for years to be able to interpret his dreams and we have a hard time waiting more than 5 seconds for our internet to load. While those two things aren't necessarily comparable in context, you get the picture. We're demanding.