Nicolas Flamel Book Report

Nicholas Flamel’s life was mysterious from the time he was born. Flamel was rumored to have been born in Pontoise, France. But, there is no real evidence to support this claim. There is also little to no info about Flamel’s childhood. Flamel married Pernelle an intelligent widow who also happened to own a little property. It was a little odd back then for women regardless of their social class to own any property. The ancient practice of alchemy had travelled into to Europe from the Middle East on Arab trade routes. Alchemy was the forerunner to what we now know as modern chemistry. Nicholas Flamel is said to have be visited by an angel in a dream, translated the book of Abraham the Jew, and been able to transform lead into gold. Dreams are sometimes called the gateway to the soul for good reason. Flamel was asleep one night when an angel appeared to him in his dream. Like Santiago, …show more content…
In Scott’s book it is revealed that Flamel is secretly living in San Francisco. The works of Flamel like the man himself are considered immortal. Flamel was strong supporter for the education of the poor and continues to this day to have a street and once upon a hospital named after him in Paris. So like Santiago, Flamel undergoes his life’s journey through the normal trials and tribulations to ultimately become one of the most recognized and well known as the greatest alchemist of all time. As an honorable mention Flamel is also said to have discovered how to create the philosopher’s stone which after him would become a spiritual object not the physical stone itself. So Flamel is considered to be the last of immortals created by the stone. So Flamel in the end accomplished his Personal Legend by listening to his dream given to him by the angel, translating the Book of Abraham the Jew, and being able to transmute lead into