66 is nothing more she can do to the world. Veronika experiences a feeling of
meaningless. Furthermore, she thinks that there is not any reason to stay any longer in this world if she cannot change what should be changed. Veronika’s feeling of mean
nothing to the world proves that Veronika feels a sense of complete powerlessness. It becomes the second reason of her decision to commit suicide.
The third literal meaning is Veronika is afraid of her fate. Veronika’s failure of her suicide attempt leads Veronika to experience a situation of waiting for death.
Veronika is informed by the doctor that she only has view days to live. It leads Veronika to feel afraid of death. Then, Veronika starts finding ways to get some more
pills. Veronika’s fear of death convinces her to end her life soon. Veronika decides to end her life again. Veronika asks Zedka who suffers of depression to help her in
getting the pills. Besides the literal meanings above, the writer also provides the analysis on
the true meaning of Veronika’s decision to commit suicide. There are two true meaning present in this study. The first meaning is Veronika cannot control the Id.
Veronika’s decision to commit suicide and her suicide attempt proves that she cannot keep the balance of the id, the ego, and the super ego. Veronika’s suicide attempt
proves that unconsciously she tries to fulfill the needs of “thanatos”, a destructive drive in order to find the pleasure feeling by committing suicide.
The second meaning is Veronika lacks of belongingness and love needs, self- esteem-needs, and self-actualization needs. The fact that Veronika has never felt a
true love proves that she lacks of belongingness and love needs even though
67 Veronika has family, friends and boyfriends. Moreover, Veronika lacks of self-
esteem needs since she decides to commit suicide that means she disrespect to herself. Furthermore, Veronika’s decision to sacrifice her dream to be a pianist proves
that she cannot actualize herself. Veronika lacks of self-actualization needs since she cannot improve all talents and potentialities she has.
5.2 Suggestions
5.2.1 Suggestion for Future Researchers
The writer realizes that this study still needs further improvement. Therefore, the writer has a suggestion about the aspects that can be explored more in this literary
work. Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die, mostly talk about Veronika as a young Slovenian lady of twenty-four- year old who decides to commit suicide. In this study
the writer only focus on analyzing the meaning of Veronika’s decision to die. Therefore, for the future researchers, the writer suggests to explore more on how
Veronika’s environments influence her decision to commit suicide as seen in Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die.
Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die is an interesting novel about a journey of life of a young Veronika, a twenty-four-year old woman. Veronika is the main
character of this novel who decides to die. Veronika’s decision to commit suicide is influenced by her environments where she lives. How Veronika’s environments
68 influence her decision to commit suicide can be explored through Veronika’s
experience and characteristics. Therefore the writer would like to suggest to the future researchers to find out how Veronika’s environments influence Veronika’s
decision to commit suicide. Hopefully, the suggestion is useful for those who are interested in analysing Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die.
5.2.2 Suggestion for English Teachers
Literature is all written works; this study uses a novel Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho as the object. According to Collie 1987 “a literally work can
be transcend both time and culture to speak directly to a reader in another country or different period of history” p. 3. It means that literary work will not be expired; it
can go through the time and space. Furthermore, according to
Hişmanoğlu 2005, “literature plays an important role in teaching four basic language skills like reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. However, they should be taught in integrated way”. According to Collie and Slater 1990, there are four main reasons, which lead a language teacher to use
literature in the classroom. These are valuable authentic materials, cultural enrichment, language enrichment and personal involvement para.3. Moreover,
Hişmanoğlu 2005 states that, “the use of a novel is a beneficial technique for mastering not only linguistic system but also life in relation to the target language”;
p. 63. According to Obediat 1997,
69 Literature helps students acquire a native-like competence in English, express
their ideas in good English, learn the features of modern English, learn how the English linguistic system is used for communication, see how idiomatic
expressions are used, speak clearly, precisely, and concisely, and become more proficient in English, as well as become creative, critical, and analytical
learners p. 32 The definition above shows that the literary works play an important role in
improving the learners’ English competence. Therefore, the writer suggests the novel entitled Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho as the material for teaching and
learning Prose II. It is a pleasurable novel about life that can motivate the students to appreciate life and attract the students’ attention. Hopefully, by using this novel, the
students can be more enthusiastic to learn English.
5.2.3 The Implementation of Teaching Prose II
It will take 2 x 50 minutes for one meeting. The following are the steps to carry out teaching Prose II using Veronika Decides to Die novel:
a. Lecturer explains today’s topicmaterial. b. Lecturer distribute the handouts about character.
c. Lecturer explains the material about character. d. The first group presentation.
e. Questions and answers session. f. The second group presentation.
g. Questions and answers session.
70 h. Lecturer close the presentation session and conclude it
i. Lecturer asks the students to write what they have learned today and asks them to submit it
j. Lecturer concludes today’s material and activities The detail of these activities can be seen in the appendices; syllabus, lesson
plan, and material. This material is applied for PBI students who are in semester V.
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