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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, the researcher provides five aspects in the research, such as: the background of the study, the problem formulation, the research objective, the
research benefit, and the definition of some terms. The background of the study describes the reasons why the researcher chooses the novel and the topic. The
problem formulation gives general descriptions in the form of question about the problem that is analyzed and discussed in this study. The objectives of the research
contain the expected answers to the question formulated in the problem formulation. The research benefit contains people who will get the benefit of the study and what
will they get from the study. The definition of some terms explains of the definition of key terms of the study in order to avoid misconception from the reader.
1.1 Background of the Study
Literature has three main genres which are novel, poetry and drama. They are all very interesting to read, but the researcher decides to analyze novel instead of
other literary genres like poetry or drama because the researcher enjoys reading a novel. Besides, novel is more complete in describing every detail about the
characters, the situations and the problems in a plot. Reading novel can help readers to develop their imagination. They can see that literature as a reflection of our life
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since it contains some kinds of human aspect in life, such as history, moral, social, and psychology.
Literature is also an art of language. It can amuse or entertain the reader. Sometimes, it brings the reader to the fantasy world. A good novel can direct the
reader’s imagination and make them participants of the story. It means that novel tells a story about people in ordinary life that also has conflicts, feelings, and problems
within it. There are many types of novel such as thriller, romance, or science fiction. Each novel has a unique story to express the writer’s idea.
In this case, the researcher wants to analyze The Valkyries, a great novel of a
great author, Paulo Coelho. The researcher wants to research about the motivation of the main character, Paulo, who wanted to see and speak to his guardian angel. The
researcher’s interest continually grows ever since the first time the researcher read the book review of this novel. The researcher really wanted to know more about the story
since the researcher thinks it has a strange theme. After the researcher finished reading this novel, the researcher thinks that this novel is a kind of researchable book
for thesis. There are some reasons why the researcher chose
The Valkyries as the main subject for the study. First, Paulo Coelho is a great author who was born in Brazil. He
has written some great novels, such as: Eleven Minutes, The Pilgrimage, By the River
Piedra I Sat Down And Wept, The Fifth Mountain, Veronika Decides To Die, Warrior Of The Light: A Manual, and his best-loved work, The Alchemist, and sold more than
47 million books which worldwide and have been translated into 56 languages. The
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researcher chooses his novel to be analyzed because most of his novels become best- selling books. Paulo wrote each story in a beautiful language. Sometimes he puts
some good words, poetic prose and symbolism. Second,
The Valkyries is a great novel, great story which shakes up familiar belief systems and makes the readers wonder about who they are, what they want,
and what their motives are. This book is a journey of faith, trust, forgiveness, love, self discovery, battle the darkness within ourselves, and desire to change. The story
has great insights about angels and interesting characters. The main characters of this novel are Paulo, who is also the author of this novel, and his wife named Chris. Some
of the characters’ name comes from the mythological characters, such as Valhalla and the Valkyries. Some of them have their magic names, such as J, M, and S.
Third, the researcher chooses The Valkyries for the study because it is an
extraordinary novel that fills of amazing, mystical and spiritual journey. It explains some of the ways in which a person should search for their guardian angel, along with
magical, earthly investigation. In this case, the main character, Paulo, wanted to see and speak to his guardian angel by doing some rituals during the journey in the
Mojave Desert. Besides, this book is also about the relationship between Paulo and his wife, Chris. He takes his wife along for the journey and discovers that his search
cannot be completed unless he helps her discover and speak to her angel. Their journey and their marriage are both complicated and strengthened when they meet the
Valkyries in the desert. The researcher is interested in the story of the novel because it represents human nature.
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There is reason for avery man’s behavior, be it from whitin the individual, for example: hunger, thirst, fear or from the outside of the individual, for example: love
or support from others, reward, etc. Finding these reasons and knowledge about spiritual world have been a fascination for the writer, and that is why this novel was
chosen as my thesis.
1.2 Problem Formulation
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