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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

This part is divided into two parts. The first one focuses on the conclusions of the analysis. While the second part concerns the recommendation for future researchers who want to use Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone for their study and the recommendation for the implementation of The Winner Stands Alone in teaching and learning activities.

A. Conclusions

Igor is the major character of the novel since he is the center of the story. He is also a dynamic character whose motivation and behavior are complex and changing. Based on the analysis in chapter 4 before, Igor’s characteristics and the cause and the type of manic-depressive disorder he suffers are concluded as following: Igor is hard-working. Actually, he is a good example of a person who can successfully gain what he has hoped, particularly in running a company, becoming a successful businessman and earning much money. Absolutely, his success gives him much wealth in which he becomes a rich person then. He is capable of doing and buying many things by using his savings. He is also a good-looking person that he has an elegant charm which capably attracts others’ attention, especially women. Having all what he has dreamed of, he really shows his gratitude to God. He is a good Christian actually. He absolutely believes that God always blesses all PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 88 what he does. Unfortunately, he misuses his belief. He becomes excessively religious. At the time he wants to achieve his mission for getting his wife back, he is completely sure that God will bless him even though he uses abnormal ways since he believes that God will allow mankind to sacrifice in the name of love. His excessive ambitions of achieving more and more wealth and also getting his ex- wife back have made him be an obsessive person. Here, he shows manic and depressive disorder regarding the ways he thinks and behaves in order to get what he desires. He shows the symptoms that indicate he suffers manic depressive disorder. For manic reaction, he indicates that he has elevated, euphoric, and expansive mood, increasing energy and over-activity, racing thoughts or flight of grandiose ideas, denial that everything is wrong, great and inflated self-esteem, needing a little sleep, and he is excessively religious and intolerant. Since he suffers more episodes of mania than depression, he only shows less indication of depressive episode than the manic one. He feels depressed because of two things: he is really afraid of losing his career and also his wife, but finally he finally cannot maintain both of those things. The indications he shows that he also suffers the depressive episode are characterized by some of his actions. The actions which are performed as follow; he has difficulty in concentrating and making decisions, feelings of anxious or empty mood, a feeling of fatigue that he needs more time to sleep or insomnia, changes in appetite, and decreased energy or power. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 89 While for the type, he experiences the mildest type, either of manic or depressive. The mildest type of mania he suffers is called hypomania. The characteristics are his inconsistency, feeling great, having excessive confidence in his ability and knowledge, thinking fast, particular amusing and entertaining person, feeling tireless, having many continual activities to do during the day, having much worthy enthusiasm, having great plans for the future, getting easily irritated, rationalizing his plans or activities and admitting no mistakes, and spending money recklessly. The mildest type of depression experienced is addressed as a simple depression. The characteristics he shows are less than the mania one. The characteristics shown are experiencing a slow down thinking process, unworthiness, sinfulness, and guilt, requiring super and more energy, choosing to be alone to think what he has done, and realizing that he needs treatment. The characteristics which are performed by Igor can lead and correlate directly to his disorder. It happens because the association between Igor’s characteristics which can form the way he acts and thinks and then it directly lead to the symptoms of bipolar disorder he suffers. One of example, he is hard- working. Since he is hard-working and definitely rich, he has many continual bustles or activities that he has to do during the day. He is very busy and he has many continual activities in one day is one of manic symptoms that he suffers. The bipolar disorder which is experienced by Igor also gives effect to the plot of his story. It can be caused because of the characteristics of that disorder. One characteristic of manic which is suffered by Igor is inconsistency. Because of PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 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