5 important lessons about fate and life that will be interesting to find out. Along
with my curiosity, I will analyze the elements of this story to reveal the moral values of this spiritual fiction.
In Christian teaching, values such as faith and hope are regarded as the supreme values among any other values Corinthians 13:13. Therefore, the
essence of The Fifth Mountain would be relevant to the Christian value. Taken from the life story of Elijah in the Bible, the author successfully composed
another style of enjoying God’s words.
B. Problem Formulation
Based on the background above, I would like to formulate the problems of this study as follows:
1. How is Elijah characterized in Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth Mountain? 2. What Christian values are presented by Elijah in Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth
Mountain?
C. Objectives of the study
The objectives of this study are to answer the questions formulated in the problem formulation above. Therefore, it aims to find out how Elijah is described
in the story. Undoubtedly, as the main character in this story, Elijah undergoes some important Christian values conveyed by his profound personality. Further,
this study is intended to identify what Christian values are presented by Elijah in Paulo Coelho’s The Fifth Mountain.
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D. Benefits of the Study
This study tries to give some beneficial contributions to many parties. First of all, this study is expected to give the contributions to the English
Language Education Study Program ELESP’s students. Hopefully, this study can give a better understanding and some insights about Paulo Coelho’s works,
especially the novel entitled The Fifth Mountain. This study can be used as a good reference in appreciating Christian values conveyed in the literary works.
Secondly, this study is purposed to give the best benefits for English Education Study Program. It is expected that this study can serve as a collection that enriches
English Language Education Study Program’s library. For the readers of my thesis, I would like to extend their interests on
literature especially novel. They should know that novel couldn’t only be perceived as a pleasurable reading but also a means to purify their thought of
human experience. Lastly, this study can be used by other researchers for their further researches as the additional resources in studying the Christian values in
any literary works. The results of this study can be used as the references or considerations in exploring more values that are conveyed in literary works.
E. Definitions of Terms
