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CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the methodology, which was employed for the study. This chapter consists of three parts: object of the study, approach of the study and
method of the study. The object of the study focuses on the analysis of the novel and its physical description. The approach of the study focuses on the way or the
approach in analyzing the problem formulation and it concerns the reason why I used them. The writer also discusses the method in conducting the study. It talks
about the steps taken in analyzing the problem formulation of the study.
3.1 Object of the Study
The Valkyries is a novel written by Paulo Coelho who was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Coelho’s
“The Valkyries” is a novel that has about 212 pages including the biography of the author and the notes of the author.
The Valkyries is an English version of As Valkirias, the Portuguese original edition, published in Brazil by Editora Rocca
Ltd. It is translated by Alan R. Clarke. The story focuses on the journey of Paulo and his wife, Christina, as they
embark on an adventure to find his guardian angel. At the beginning of the story, J, Coelhos master, shows him a copy of the poem that says we destroy what
we love and this theme is central to the story.
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Paulo poses a question: “why do we destroy that which we love?”He then sets for the task given by his master to break the curse of destroying that which he
loves. 9 In one of their conversation, J. told Paulo about a man named Gene, a man who
had ever met with his angel, who was learning to be a master, who will serve as his guide in finding Paulo’s angel. After that, J. gave him the address where he
can find Gene. Paulo and his wife, Chris, were surprised when they saw Gene for the first
time because Gene is only a young man not more than 20 years old. In order to penetrate the invisible world and develop her powers, she here
to live in the present, the here and now. In order to live in the present, she has to control her second mind, and look out the horizon. Everyone can
make contact with four different kinds of entities in the invisible world: The elementals, the disembodied spirits, the saints, and the angels. 53
In this moment, Gene taught Chris about “the second mind” and he told Paulo about the Valkyries who can help him to find his angel. In the last meeting
they had, Gene pointed to a place on the map and asked Paulo to go to the place where Gene saw the Valkyries. Then, Paulo and his wife continued their journey
to the Mojave Desert the enormous desert that spreads into many states and into Mexico, the desert that places with strange names like the Rainbow Forrest and
Death Valley to meet the Valkyries, a group of warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles, with their trappings, their kerchiefs, and their strange
outfit. On one occasion, they met the Valkyries for the first time in the
luncheonette. They were eight women on their powerful motorcycles who wore
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glove, colorful bandannas and black leathers jacket. The oldest of them, the one with long curly red hair named Valhalla was the leader. They could recognize
each other based on the brooch which was used by Valhalla and the ring which was used by Paulo. They used the same thing, a simple goods carved into two
serpents, each had two heads, and the design was quite simple. Then, each of them gave their magic name. During their meeting with the Valkyries in the desert,
Paulo learned that to break the curse and to meet his guardian angel, he had to do many things such as breaking a pact, accepting forgiveness, and making a bet.
3.2 Approach of the Study
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