90 his inconsistency, it gives effect to the way he acts and thinks. As a result, it also
influences the story of the novel.
B. Suggestions
This part deals with two sections, namely a suggestion for future researchers and a suggestion for the implementation of the teaching learning
process. Since the novel used for this study is interesting to discuss, it is hoped that these suggestions will be useful for those who want to use Paulo Coelho’s
The Winner Stands Alone, either for their object of the study or the implementation of teaching learning process. Here, the researcher has choosen the
topic in which the major character, Igor, shows the symptoms of manic depressive disorder. Still, there are many other interesting topics that can be used for future
researchers who want to use this work of Coelho. While, for the implementation of teaching learning process, this novel can also give the students more knowledge
and understanding, particularly in literary study including culture, history, social and many more, and also it contains many learning and values of life within
power and obsession.
1. Suggestion for the future researchers
Paulo Coelho is one of best writers. Definitely, his works have been recognized and known broadly by people in many countries since he has
successfully written his ideas into brilliant novels. Hence, one of his novels, The Winner Stands Alone, is interesting to discuss. There are many aspects within this
novel. The researcher discusses one aspect, namely manic depressive disorder,
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disorder. It can be seen from the ways he uses to get his obsession on gaining more and more wealth and also getting his ex-wife back.
Here, the researcher suggests other interesting topics that can be discussed for the future researchers if they want to use Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands
Alone for their object of the study. The first topic is about obsessive love. It can be seen from the way he obsesses his ex-wife and wants her to come back to his side.
Then, the second topic is the motivations of some characters performed to get more fame and luxury, since this novel itself also discusses one topic that depicts
the situation of human beings who have desires of achieving glamour and luxury in their life. To analyze those topics, the psychological approach is the suitable
one to use since that approach commonly discusses how human beings deserve their life to live well and also the different characteristics possessed by every
human being.
2. Suggestion for the implementation of teaching learning process
Literature is a work related to reading comprehension. It can give two benefits to the readers. They are pleasure and also learning. The readers can have
the feeling of pleasure and also get learning when they read the literary work, such as novel. Literary works can be used not only for learning literature, but also for
learning other aspects such as writing. Therefore, the researcher here proposes a suggestion for the implementation of Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone in
teaching writing, especially in Paragraph Writing for second semester of English Language Education Study Program. The students are expected to be able to
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knowledge into a good paragraph. Here, the researcher decides to use Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands
Alone as the material for paragraph writing, particularly for descriptive writing. The researcher takes some paragraphs within the novel and uses them as the
materials for describing places. The researcher takes paragraphs of The Winner Stands Alone on page 239, in which those paragraphs depict a glance of Cannes
Film Festival that becomes the place where the story happens.
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Appendix 1 Summary of Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone
He must send the messages. The message that the cosmos and universe of humans have been destroyed. The message that she is welcome, that her past will
be buried without any question, that his love has not abated. He is Igor, a middle-aged millionaire from Moscow. All provisions have
been made with every detail. There, at the reputable Cannes Film Festival, which is a Festival with numerous parallel
events, a Festival where myriads of male and female celebrities spend their time in front of the mirror, and
everything for the renowned red carpet, his ex-wife’s, Ewa’s, love has to be won again and he should come out a
winner. Ewa has made her decision. She couldn’t stand Igor’s mental pressure any
longer. He is a man who can easily commit murder. His service with the soviet army during the irrational Afghanistan war, has provided him with many assets to
successfully develop, but it takes as many from him, his humanness and compassion. Now, he is on Hamid Hussain’s side. A Bedouin who escapes from
the desert he adores. He yearns to exhibit his country’s culture, his tribe’s thousand year wisdom and code of honor.
He accomplishes that, aided by his father’s genes and his high connections, a respected fashion designer, a cherished member of the so-called Upper class.
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conquers him. A young woman, Olivia, who lays her merchandise carefree on a linen sheet
on the pavement, is the first sacrifice. The beginning of the messages are keyed in and sent to her. Then, Javitz Wild, a powerful and distinguished film distributor, a
mere pawn in the plot of the crime, a pawn with self-awareness, yet without the power of will. Maureen is his third victim, a film producer who has placed all her
hopes on Javitz, hopes which are quickly vanished. However, a moment of penance, a moment of autognosis comes forward,
asking from Igor to give her mental freedom, asking from him the cease of the death toll, asking from him to surrender to the police authorities. His stance is
negative. He is a balanced person, capable of taking hard decisions, going all the way to completion.
The three murders have disturbed the police authorities of this small and extremely peaceful part of France. The elements of the crime lead to something
weirder; they lead to a serial killer, who has only one goal. A case which excites the interest of police detective Savoy and in which he finds an outlet from the
tenor of police reports. The culprit’s external features have been defined and an ambitious chase starts. A chase without results, because the plan of the murder is
perfect. There is only on winner and it is not Savoy, it is not the justice. There, at the impressive night event, Gabriela meets Jasmine Tiger. There,
in an ocean of strangers, their eyes meet in such a compelling way. They find out
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departments. None of them have met him in person, what they know of him is his orders and the army of his aides. The former, as a new actress who achieves her
dream, the red carpet of the ephemeral dazzle and the latter, as a new haute couture model with the quality to reach for the top. Igor finds a refuge between
them, in order to avoid police checking and to concentrate his powers for the forthcoming planned meeting.
Finally, the three tragic heroes, Igor, Ewa and Hamid meet at a far corner table. The story has to come to an end. Fear must be vanished. Love must prevail.
Not, however, in public view, but outdoors, at the nearby beach. By the sea waves, under the starry sky, the receiver of human souls, both the rich and the
poor. A dialogue packed with dead ends. Love is lost. The end has come only for
them. The Beretta rifle accomplishes its purpose. Hamid is the first to be shot in his attempt to disarm him. Then, it is Ewa’s turn, who is not worthy for him any
more. The morning has come at last and the company’s jet was departing. Win has
been achieved. Igor wins. The winner, however, doesn’t stand alone. That’s what he thought. He feels the soul of his first victim, Olivia, very close to him. He feels
her as an instructor of the future, which belongs to him.
Taken from: http:www.shvoong.combooksromance1982212-winner-stands
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Appendix 2 Biography of Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho was born in 1947, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he was raised, and where he attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Paulo was
introverted and somewhat rebellious, and pursued his goal to become a writer over the objection of his parents. Because of his rebelliousness, his parents had him
committed to a mental institution when he was seventeen. Although he escaped – three times – he was not released until he was twenty years old. Paulo bears his
parents no ill will for this – he believes they were trying to save him from himself. Acceding to his parent’s demands, Paulo enrolled in law school. But a year
later, he dropped out. He began to explore the life of a hippie, travelling through various countries and immersing himself in the drug culture of the 1960s.
When he returned to Brazil, Paulo found work as a songwriter. Indeed, he composed songs for Elis Regina, Rita Lee, and Raul Seixas. In 1974, at age 27, he
was arrested by the government, for subversive activity – the people in power found his song lyrics dangerous. He was shortly released, however, and continued
his career in the entertainment field, working as an actor, a journalist, and even
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directing some theatre. He started to write as well, and his first book, Hell Archives, was published in 1982, when he was 35.
In 1986, at age 40, Paulo walked the Road of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, a 500 mile distance. He
experienced a spiritual awakening on this journey, which he described in his book The Pilgrimage, published in 1986.
Paulo decided to leave his song-writing career and go back to his writing. In 1987 his book The Alchemist was published. In the next year Brida. So popular
was Brida that The Alchemist grew to become a best seller Indeed, it has sold more than 30 million copies, and has been
translated into more than 67 languages. Paulo has published 26 books to date. Other of his titles
include By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Fifth Mountain, Veronika Decides to Die, The Devil and Miss Prym, Eleven Minutes,
Like the Flowing River, The Valkyries and The Witch of Portobello. In an interview with ScribD Paolo describes his work:
“My literature is totally committed to a new political attitude: man in search of his own identity. It does not deal with the old and worn-out categories of
right and left. There is a revolution that is slowly setting up, which the press doesn’t seem to have detected yet. If I had to sum up the whole idea in only one
expression, I’d say that the new political attitude for our era is to “die alive.” In other words, being aware of and participating in things until the day we die—
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something that does not occur very often. People end up dying to the world on the day they renounce their dreams. After that, one departs on a journey as did
Ulysses, accepting the challenges and knowing that sometimes one must fight alone, yet understanding he stands in for the entire human race.”
In 1996, Paulo, the best-selling author in the Portuguese language, founded the Paulo Coelho Institute, in order to provide aid to children and the
elderly. Paulo and his wife maintain two homes, one in Europe and one in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Although he was raised Catholic and regularly attends Mass, he is not a particular fan of the Pope
In September 2007, Paulo was named a Messenger of Peace to the United Nations
Taken from:
http:www.ascensiongateway.comquotespaulo ‐coelhobiography.htm
Accessed on July 21, 2011
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Appendix 3 The Pictures of Paulo Coelho
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Appendix 4 LESSON PLAN FOR TEACHING PARAGRAPH WRITING
Learning Subject :
Paragraph Writing
Level of the Students :
2
nd
Semester of English Education Study Program
Time Allocation : 2 x 50 minutes
Topic :
Describing Place
Material :
Paulo Coelho’s
The Winner Stands Alone
Standard Competence : On completing the course, the students are able to
a. compose a good paragraph
b. write well using different types of writing genre
c. deconstruct the generic and schematic structure of
each genre d.
find the social purposes and linguistic features of texts
e. write texts with the learned genres
Basic Competence : The students are able to write well using descriptive
genre
Learning Indicators : a. The students are able to identify the words used to
describe a place. b. The students are able to recognize the concept of a
good descriptive paragraph. c. The students are able to compose good descriptive
paragraphs.
1. Materials