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considers it as a common juvenile delinquency that will not last long. He argues that the incense is used to disguise the smell of marijuana, instead of being used for
occultism purpose Coelho 176-178. The second proof is when Eduard is going to look for a huge deposit of
crystal, which is believed that it can give positive energy. His parents, who have been brought up under communist regime, consider crystal as merely a mineral product
composed of certain atoms that cannot produce energy either positive or negative. They hardly believe that their son believes in such primitive superstition Coelho
177. The third proof is when Eduard is going to leave Villete and face the real
world outside the wall of Villete. He believes that God sends signal through what happens in life. Eduard had already escaped from Villete several times, but he had
always decided to go back because he had still not received the signal to go forward. However, when Veronika enters Villete and teaches him new perception about life
through her actions, he changes his mind. He considers Veronika as the sign for him to escape Villete Coelho 148.
From the analysis above, it can be seen that Veronika and Eduard, the same as Paulo, believe in superstitions. They believe that an incident has a hidden message
behind it. In addition, Paulo is able to communicate with the universe, the thing that Veronika is able too.
9. Religious
Paulo is a catholic. He was raised in a catholic family. During his life, he had ever become an atheist or a Buddhist. However, he then returned to be a catholic
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again. His reason for being a catholic is because catholic was in his blood, not because he thought that it was the ultimate religion. He argued that all religions
would lead to the same God if the person chooses it with sincerity Clara. Even though Paulo is a catholic, he also believes in certain rituals, alchemy signs, and
superstitions. I think that although we belong to an established religion, sometimes you
have to take your spiritual path in your hand. I am not talking about new age, new theory, thinking that you can put everything in a basket or choosing that
we are going to create our own religion. I am talking about the importance of being capable of distinguish between things that are really important to us and
things that somehow maybe manipulated by our religion. So, I am looking forward to your opinions on this subject Coelho.
His view about religion seems to affect the way he characterized Eduard. In the story, Eduard is described as a catholic who believes in superstitions, omens, and
visions of paradises. Eduard is expelled from the American school because he debates his teacher about the saints’ existence Coelho 188. Eduard believes that he
is born to paint the visions of paradise. He is a saint, just like Bosch, Van Gogh, Wagner, Beethoven, Einstein, and others Coelho 154. From the analysis, it can be
seen that Paulo and Eduard have the same principle of religion.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This chapter consists of two parts. The first part contains the conclusions of the whole analysis of the formulated problems. The second part presents the
suggestions both for the English teachers and researchers regarding to the novel and topic analyzed in this study.
A. Conclusions
This study presents the idea of how the characters in a novel reflect the author’s personal life. Two research questions have become the main idea of this
study; those are how the characters of Veronika and Eduard are portrayed, and how those characters reflect Paulo Coelho’s personal life. Thus, this section
contains the conclusions of this study based on the two research questions mentioned above.
Firstly, Veronika is categorized as a main character, since she experiences change through the story and plays an important role in the story. She is able to
draw the readers’ attention through her behavior, attitude, action, and speech. Meanwhile, Eduard’s character is categorized as a minor character, since he only
becomes the background of the main character, Veronika. He is presented only in certain event. The function of Eduard’s character in the story is to strengthen the
development of the main character.
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