Fatima
Quote 4
"I'm a desert woman, and I'm proud of that. I want my husband to wander as free as the wind that shapes the dunes." (2.296)
In this simile, Fatima compares Santiago to the wind: from nowhere, tied to no place, and free to fulfill its natural destiny. The natural world provides a model for human relations. Sure, sounds great—right until you need your husband to take out the trash.