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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
This whole chapter aims to answer the two problems formulation that has been stated in chapter I. Furthermore, this chapter is divided into two major parts.
The first part discusses the character and the characterization of Elijah as the main character of the story. The second part explains the Christian value affirmed by
Elijah within the story. In responding the problems formulation, the analysis will be based on the theories synthesized in the theoretical framework.
A. The Character of Elijah in The Fifth Mountain
In answering the problem related to the characterization of Elijah, the theory on characterization by Murphy and Little will be applied. As mentioned
before, according to Murphy, the characterization of a figure can be seen from nine points. Those are personal description, characters as seen by others, speech,
past life, conversation of others, reaction, direct comment, thought, and mannerism. In addition, Little states that one’s characterization also can be
perceived from his or her basic characterization, his or her appearance from various points of view, and his or her place in the work.
1. Gifted
When he was born into this world, Elijah is gifted by God such a talent to
hear the voices of angels and speak to them. Being brought to the presence of the Israel priest by his parent, the priest said that Elijah can be identified as a holy
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characters as seen by other. Since childhood, he had heard voices and spoken with angels. This was
when he had been impelled by his father and mother to seek out a priest of Israel who, after asking many questions, identified him as a Nabi, “a man
of the spirit”, someone who “exalts himself with the word of God” 9
Another talent that Elijah has is that he is able to restore someone’s life. After some days he lives with the widow and her son, the widow’s son fell ill and
died. Being accused by the people in Akbar, Elijah should climb the Fifth Mountain and ask for the forgiveness there. Instead of encountering the Fifth
Mountain’s Gods, Elijah meets the Angel of the Lord that orders him to restore the boy’s life. Therefore, he asks the guards to see the widow one more time.
At first, the widow does not want to see him, but after Elijah promises that he is able to restore her boy’s life and that the rest of Elijah’s family will be
cursed if he does not make it true, the widow of Akbar allows Elijah to restore her boy’s life. Once Elijah takes the boy out of her bosom, he carries him up into a
loft, where he abides and lays him upon his own bed. The next things he does are praying and asking the Lord to make that boy whole again. He inquires the Lord
to let that child’s soul into his body again. Subsequently, the boy opens his eyes then asks for his mother. Smilingly, Elijah tells him that she is downstairs and
waiting for him so much. 56-57 In this case, as it is stated by Murphy, the characterization of Elijah derives
from his reaction towards such a situation. It can be shown that Elijah is such a gifted person through what he has done to the widow’s son.
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2. Obedient
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