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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter elaborates three main sections. There are object of the study, approach of the study, and method and procedure of the study. Object of the study
describes the work to be studied with its physical description. Also, it mentions briefly what the work is generally about. Approach of the study presents the
approach employed in the analysis, its description, and the reasons for its selection. Method and procedure of the study describe the steps taken in analyzing
the work, from reading up to reporting the findings. Included are statements whether the study is a library research or field research.
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is a novel entitled The Fifth Mountain written by a Brazilian author, Paulo Coelho. It was first published in 1996 with its Portuguese
title O Monte Cinco. In 1998, it was translated into English by Clifford E. Landers and published by HarperCollins Publisher, New York, United States of America.
This novel consists of 243 pages and is divided into 40 chapters. The story began in the year 870 B.C. and Elijah was in his early twenties
and fleeing for his life. His death was been ordered by Jezebel, wife of Israels King Ahab. Through an angel, God ordered Elijah to take refuge in Akbar. There,
Elijah met a widow, who offered him lodging with her and her young son. When the womans son died, the blame fell on Elijah, who was accused of having
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condemned to die on the Fifth Mountain. Up on the mountain, an angel of God directed him to descend and, through Gods power, restore the boy to life.
As his feelings for the widow and her son grew, Elijah was torn between an earthly love he had never known and the desire to return to Israel and remove
Jezebel from the throne. Nevertheless, he must have remained in Akbar until the Lord ordered him to depart. Soon Elijah found himself at the center of a military
and political maelstrom that challenged his faith and forced him to confront the unavoidable. Out of the tragedy that emerged, Elijah learned lessons that were
applicable to all of humankind. The author of this novel, Paulo Coelho wrote this novel actually because
he wanted to share his point of view when the unavoidable happened at the very secure and confident moment. He disclosed the way people should perceive
tragedy in their life as it did normally happen. In this novel, he transformed himself as Elijah. He told his own experience concerning the unavoidable event.
Nonetheless, he learned how to deal with his problems through the life of Elijah.
B. Approach of the Study
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