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the media. He has to fulfill his needs of love and belonging when he feels empty and realizes that only Esther, his wife, can fill it. He gets his confidence to meet
and bring Esther back when he publishes his book. He fulfills his self esteem needs. Thus, the study uses Maslow’s motivation theory that is formed in a
hierarchy of needs.
5.2 Suggestions
This part is divided into two parts. The first part is recommendations for future researches on the topic and the second is suggestion to apply The Zahir in
the teaching learning activities.
5.2.1 Suggestion for Future Researchers
This part concerns with the future researchers who are interested in studying literary works. The Zahir is an interesting novel that has some aspects to
analyze. For consideration, the characters in the novel can be another subject to analyze.
Besides the narrator, there is Esther, the narrator’s wife. She makes a big decision for her marriage and the reasons for the action are worth analyzing. The
life values, such as happiness and marriage’s values are also interesting topics to discuss. The Zahir tells the story using first person point of view. The future
researchers can use the biographical approach and find out how it affects the character of the narrator.
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5.2.2 Suggestion for Teaching Learning Activities
The Zahir provides some topics that can be used for teaching. For example, the term zahir itself which means obsession. The narrator in the novel is
obsessed with his wife, Esther, since she left him. He thinks of her, he sees her everywhere and he looks for Esther in every woman he meets. Esther becomes his
zahir . This can be an interesting topic to discuss in the classroom. Everyone
experiences it. Studying literary works can enrich the students’ knowledge and ability in
language. Moreover, students can learn about life values from the literary works they analyze. One of the practices is through speaking class. There are many
activities that can be implemented in speaking class, such as dialogue, role-play, discussions, storytelling and debate. The following activity is about the group
discussion. This kind of activity gives opportunity to the students to have critical thinking and improve their proficiency in English.
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