Read the passage. excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho "i can work for the rest of today," the boy answered. "i'll work all night, until dawn, and i'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop. in return, i need money to get to egypt tomorrow." the merchant laughed. "even if you cleaned my crystal for an entire year . . .even if you earned a good commission selling every piece, you would still have to borrow money to get to egypt. there are thousands of kilometers of desert between here and there."
how does the symbol of the desert affect the meaning in this passage? responses
a. the desert symbolizes the boy’s ambitions and his drive to find his treasure.
b. the desert symbolizes how foolish and unreachable the boy’s dreams are.
d. the desert represents a villain in the story that tries to keep the boy from the pyramids.
e. the desert represents the trials that the boy will have to face to realize his dream.