23 Veronika’s social learning process and her decision. By using these theories, this
study can also figure out Veronika’s social learning steps which finally lead her to know what to do in her life.
C. Context of The Novel
Context of the novel is important to investigate a work was created and which it necessarily reflects. As the object of this study, this novel is influenced
by two contextual factors. They are context of the novelist and context of the novel itself. First, context of the novelist tells about when and where Paulo Coelho
wrote the novel. Second, context of the novel conveys information setting and place the main character in the novel.
1. Context of the Novelist
Paulo Coelho wrote Veronika Decides to Die in Brazil. It was the era of Military Regime when Paulo Coelho lives in Brazil. Actually, this novel is written
based on his experience when he was young. His parents had him to a mental institution three times 1966, 1967 and 1968. He was sent to lunatic asylum due
to his desire who wanted to become a writer against his parents who wanted him studied law in one of Brazil’s University. Paulo Coelho was imprisoned three
times for political reasons and was kidnapped and tortured by paramilitaries during that era.
2. Context of the Novel
The novel is takes place in Slovenia. Slovenia is place which has economical problems and violence, as the consequence of the war in Bosnia. Veronika is
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She has a steady job as a librarian at the library in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Next setting is a lunatic asylum in Villete, a famous hospital for the mentally ill. She is
inpatient in a lunatic asylum due to her failure of suicide attempt.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter covers three main parts. They are object of the study, approach of the study and method of the study. Object of the study describes the
description of the work analyzed and what the study is generally about. Approach of the study reveals the way taken in analyzing the subject of this study is
described. Method of the study explains the sources, steps and the processes conducting this study.
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die. The novel was written by Paulo Coelho. The novel is originally presented in
Portuguese language and published by Harper Collins in 1998. It was translated into English by Margaret Jull Costa in 1999. It consists of 210 pages. Veronika
Decides to Die tells the reader about a young twenty four year old woman named Veronika who decides to kill herself due to her emptiness of life and she could not
stand for it. She tries to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills overdose. She tried but then she fails. Afterwards, she is sent to mental hospital in Villete. She is
told by the doctor that the suicide attempt results a failing heart. She is warned that she only had a week to live. When she goes through her medication in
Villete, she meets many people there. She starts to learn and realize new things about sense of life. Ultimately, she finds her life worth living. Moreover, it
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