The Veneration of Virgin Mary

C. Theoretical Framework

Based on the problem formulation, the writer needs the theories which are mentioned above. The theory of character and characterization are used to answer the first problem formulation. Those theories are applied in the study to identify the characterization of the character. Related to the second problem formulation, the writer also has to understand the theory on the feminine side of God which mentions the veneration of Virgin Mary, the reflection of total surrender from Mother Mary as the model of faith, and the link between the figure of Mary and imagery of The Divine. Those theories lead the writer to point out how the feminine side of God is pictured in this novel and how the characters understand the feminine of God itself. 21

CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY

This chapter consists of three parts, they are object of the study, approach of the study and method of the study. The object of the study covers the identity and the description of the data, the data is taken from a work of literary. Then, approach of the study explains what approach that is used in analysing the literary work. The last part is method of the study which states the procedure to analyse the work.

A. Object of the Study

The object of the study is a novel written by Paulo Coelho. He is a great writer from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the author of The Alchemist and The Zahir , he also has other novels which become international bestseller. One of them is By The river Piedra I Sat Down and Wept which is used as the object of this study. This novel is an English version of Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei , it is the original Portugese edition and it is translated into English version by Alan R. This novel is published by Harper Collins Publisher in 1994 and it is the first edition. By The river Piedra I Sat Down and Wept sold 70,000 copies on the first day publication Morais, 2009:396. Paulo Coelho’s By The river Piedra I Sat Down and Wept consists of 180 pages. There are one main female character and one anonymous male character who plays important role in the novel. The story describes spiritual experience of Pilar, a twenty nine years old woman, who meets up again with her lover after