4. Explain the significance of the following quote both in the context of the novel and in your life. "It is not what enters man's mouth that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouth that is."
In the novel the boy and the alchemist are talking about the wine. The oasis they are in prohibits the intake of why, this is when the quote surfaces. What the alchemist is saying is that sometimes little things force us to make regretable (or in this case evil) decisions. The wine for example has alcohol in it which in large amounts makes you unaware of your actions. It also means that you can control how you act but not the actions of other people or things. You have to think about what you say before you say it and that you are responsible for whatever your actions are, it is nothing else's fault but your own.
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