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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter consists of four sections; they are background of the study, problem formulation, objectives of the study, and definition of the terms. The
purpose of the study is to find the true meaning of the main characters, Paulo and Chris
‘s journey, as seen in Paulo Coelho‘s The Valkyries. In order achieve the goal of this study, the writer uses theories of character and methods of
characterization, theory of motivation, theory of love, theory of psychology and psychological approach, and theory of symbol.
A. Background of the Study
The writer chooses this novel, The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho, as the subject of the analysis because the writer is interested in the story of the novel,
which mostly deals with faith. Due to the fact that literary works are like reflections of human life, the writer is interested in studying the main characters
‘ lives as seen in the novel.
According to Lombardi 2010, ―literature represents a language or a
people: culture and tradition. However, literature is more important than just a historical or cultural artefact. It introduces us to new worlds of experience.
‖ On the other hand, literature can be a media to express feelings, ideas, thoughts, and
even personal experience in life. By reading literary work, people can get the author‘s ideas and thoughts. Therefore, analysing the intrinsic aspects of the
literary work can help the reader to understand the work deeper.
2 The story begins with the meeting between J. and Paulo. J. is Paulo
‘s master. He told Paulo to go on a journey in the Mojave Desert in order to search
for the Valkyries. Paulo needs to meet the Valkyries in order to learn how to converse with his angels. Chris, Paulo
‘s wife went to the journey with Paulo. In the Mojave Desert, they made it to meet the Valkyries. They experienced so many
things during the journey. This journey is the most important point in the novel. By the end of their journey, Paulo and Chris learned a lot of things and they could
finally converse with their angels. The writer has a specific reason for choosing The Valkyries as the novel
that the writer wants to analyse. It is because of the story of the novel itself. The writer thinks that the purpose of the
main character‘s forty-day journey in the Mojave Desert in a search of the Valkyries, in a real life, is like someone who is
looking for the answers to one‘s questions of life, such as, what do we live for?
Why do we kill the things we love? These are questions which the writer also has in life.
B. Objective of the Study
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