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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter will be divided into two main parts. The first part is conclusion of the analysis. The second part consists of suggestion for further
researchers and suggestion for using literary works in English teaching. It is particularly focused on Basic Reading II.
A. Conclusions
In this study, the research question is stated in one problem formulation. It is about the analysis of the symbols to reveal the Young Priest’s conflicts.
Although there is only one research question in problem formulation, there are two conclusions drawn from the answer of the problem formulation. The first is
the symbols and their meanings in Coelho’s By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept. The second is to find the Young Priest’s conflict through the contribution of
the symbols. The first stage is the writer using the theory of symbol by Barnet, Breman
and Burton, Myers and Simms, Stanton, Robert and Jacob to analyze the symbols. The theory is divided into definition of symbol and types of symbol. In Coelho’s
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, the symbols appear in a form of the medal, seminary, breaking into the closed-chapel, the house in Saint-Savin, and
breaking the glass. Those symbols have their own meaning. By finding the meaning of each symbol, the writer takes from literal and lateral meaning. The
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from the novel. The first symbol is the medal. It symbolizes the Young Priest’s loyalty and
love for Pilar. The second symbol is seminary symbolizing a turning point of his life. The third symbol is breaking into the closed-chapel in San Martin de Unx
which symbolizes the Young Priest who wants to fight for Pilar’s love. The fourth symbol is the house in Saint-Savin symbolizing another desire of the Young
Priest’s for having a family. The last symbol is breaking the glass. It symbolizes a final decision that he has taken.
Then, after finding the symbols and their meanings, the writer uses it to find out the conflicts faced by the Young Priest. The writer uses the theory of
conflict by Roberts and Jacob, Bain, Beaty, and Hunter, Stanton, Worchel and Cooper. The Young Priest faces both internal and external conflicts. His internal
conflicts are when he keeps Pilar’s medal for the last twenty years, what actually his desire that appears during his time in seminary, and how does he feel to the
house in Saint-Savin. On the other hand, his external conflicts appear when he insists to get into a closed-chapel in San Martin de Unx and when Pilar asks him
to break a glass at a café.
B. Suggestions