THE STRUGGLE OF FIVE CHARACTERS TO ACHIEVE THE
TARGET IN PAULO COELHO’STHE WINNER STANDS
ALONENOVEL: NEW CRITICISM STUDY THESIS
Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the sarjana degree of english department faculty of Arts and Humanities State
Islamic University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya
By :
LAILATUL HIDAYAH Reg. Number: A33213062
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SUNAN AMPEL
ABSTRACT
Hidayah, Lailatul 2017. The Struggle Of Five Characters To Achieve The Target In Paulo
Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone Novel: New Criticism Study. Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Letters and Humanities. State Islamic University Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
The Advisor: Wahju Kusumajanti, M.Hum.
This thesis is entitled The Struggle of Five Characters To Achieve The Target In Paulo
Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone Novel: New Criticism Study. The purpose of this study is to illustrate the five character struggles in acheiving goals in life and knowing the process of achievement. This study identifies the five characters struggle process in the achievement of life which they call victory in life.
The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method by analyzing the intrinsic element by using characters theory to know the character of five characters and plot to know the process of achievement. This type of study is based on a literature which collect books. Journals and internet resources that are associated with this study. According to new criticism, the appropriate method used in this study is the intensity in reading.
The result of the study shows that each character has their own way to reach their goals as depicted in the plot of the story. The study of plot is purposed to get description how those five charactersAbove struggle for their goals, by analyzing the stages of plot it canbe identified the struggle of the character studied.
ABSTRAK
Hidayah, Lailatul 2017. The Struggle Of Five Characters To Achieve The Target In
Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone Novel: New Criticism Study. Thesis. English Deprtment. Faculty of Letters and Humanities. State Islamic University Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
The Advisor: Wahju Kusumajanti, M.Hum.
Skripsi ini berjudul The Struggle Of Five Characters To Achieve The Target In Paulo
Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone Novel: New Criticism Study. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah menggambarkan perjuangan lima karakter dalam mencapai tujuan dalam hidupnya dan mengetahui proses pencapaian. Studi ini mengidentifikasikan proses perjuangan lima karakter dalam pencapaian hidup yang menurut mereka sebut kemenangan dalam hidup.
Metode yang digunakan dalam studi ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan menganalisis unsure intrinsic dengan menggunakan teori karakter untuk mengetahui perwatakan lima karakter dan plot untuk mengetahui proses pencapaian . jenis studi ini berdasarkan pustaka untuk mengumpulkan buku, jurnal dan sumber internet yang memiliki hubungan dengan analisi ini. Menurut kritik baru, metode yang sesuai yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah intensitas dalam membaca.
Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa setiap karakter memiliki cara tersendiri untuk mencapai tujuannya seperti apa yang digambarkan melalui plot dalam novel. Penelitian tentang plot bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana lima karakter dalam novel berjuang mencapai tujuannya, dari analisa tahapan plot dalam cerita sehingga perjuangan dari lima karakter dapat di identifikasikan.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Inside Cover Page ... i
Declaration Page ... ii
Dedication Page ... iii
Motto ... iv
Advisor’s Approval Page ... v
Examiner Approval Page ... vi
Acknowledgement... vii
Table of Content... x
Abstract ... xiii
CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study ... 1
1.2 Statement of Problem... 5
1.3 Object of Study ... 5
1.4 Scope and Limitation ... 6
1.5 Significance of Study ... 6
1.6 Method of Study ... 7
1.6.1 Research Design ... 7
1.6.2 Data Source ... 7
1.6.3 Data Collection ... 8
1.6.4 Data Analysis ... 8
1.7 Definition of Key Terms ... 9
2.1 Theoritical Framework... 10
2.1.1 New Criticism ... 10
2.1.2 Intrinsic Elements ... 11
2.1.2.1 Character ... 12
2.1.2.2 Characterization ... 13
2.1.2.3 Setting ... 14
2.1.2.4 Theme ... 15
2.1.2.5 Plot ... 16
2.1.2.6 Moral Value ... 18
2.2 Struggle ... 19
2.3 Literary Review... 19
CHAPTER III: ANALYSIS 3.1 Character and Characterization Five Characters ... 22
3.1.1. The Character and Characterization of Igor ... 23
3.1.2. The Character and Characterization of Gabriela ... 27
3.1.3. The Character and Characterization of Hamid ... 30
3.1.4. The Character and Characterization of Jasmine ... 32
3.1.5. The Character and Characterization of Savoy ... 33
3.2The Struggle Process of Five Characters to Achieve the Target... 34
3.2.1 Igor’s Struggle ... 34
3.2.2 Gabriela’s Struggle... 40
3.2.3 Hamid’s Struggle... 42
3.2.5 Savoy’s Struggle ... 46
CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION ... 48
WORK CITED ... 50
APPENDIX
Biography ... 52
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study
The word literature is derived from the Latin ‘letter’ which primarily refers
to the written or printed words. It might be based on this idea that even today
people still often think of literature almost exclusively as written expression.
Wellek and Warren say that literature is creative expression of human imagination
or wishes that it is almost impossible to create an exact definition of it (3). In
other words, they say that literature is the mirror of human life that reflects human
feeling, thought, imagination and perception which can be viewed based on
personal judgment (3). From the definition above the researcher concludes that
literature is literary work of human who wants to express their feelings, idea or
thought in words and act.
There are many ways of defining works of literature and the conventional
categories are known as genres, a French word meaning kinds or type. Literature
can be divided into three genres such as prose fiction, poetry, and drama as
Roberth and Jacobs state that they are classify literature into the following genres
or classes: prose fiction, poetry, and drama(2). In addition, one of the types of
literary works is prose. Prose refers to any written piece of work that is built on
sentence and paragraphs. Prose has two types: the first type is fiction prose and
the second type is none fiction prose. Above all, Kennedy and Gioia states that
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enttrely factual, but at least partially shaped, made up, imagined (66). It can be
concluded, fiction is a narrative work that tells something imaginary. As a work
of imaginary, fiction directs various problems of human life in the interactions
with the environment and others. Fiction is the result of dialogue, contemplation,
and reactions to the environment and the life of the author. While according to
Abrams, fiction as a synonymously with novel. One of the literary works is novel.
Abrams also said that the term novel is now applied to a great variety of writings
that have in common only the attribute of being extended works of fiction written
in prose (190). Similarly, novel is long enough to fill a complete book, it is a
fictional prose narrative and having plot that is extended by the character, speech,
and action. By reading novel everybody can enjoy their spare time and also fulfill
their emotional needs.
The Winner Stands Alone is a novel by Paulo Coelho and was published by
Harper Collins Publisher Ltd in 2008. The book was first published in Portuguese
under the title O Vencedor está Só. It is the thirteenth major book by Coelho. In
2009, the English version was published with the same publishing company and
Margaret Jull Costa as the translator. The novel consists of 343 pages and divided
into thirty two chapters. The Winner Stands Alone has sold its rights to 44
languages. Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 24, 1947.
He is a lyricist, musician and novelist. Paulo Coelho is one of the most widely
read authors in the world. His books have been sold more than 100 million copies
worldwide, have been translated into 68 languages, and have been published in
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the recipient of numerous international awards, amongst them the Crystal Award
by the World Economic Forum. His other literary works are The Alchemist, The
Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept, The Fifth
Mountain, Veronika Decides to Die, Warrior of Light: A Manual, Eleven Minutes,
The Zahir, The Devil and Miss Prym, The Witch of Portobello, Brida. In total,
Coelho has published 30 books. Three of them – The Pilgrimage,The Valkyries
and Aleph – are autobiographical, while the majority of the rest are fictional,
although rooted in his life experiences (http://www.wikipedia.biography.com).
The Winner Stands Alone in set in the exciting worlds of fashion and
cinema. Take a place over the course of twenty-four hours during the Cannes Film
Festival, French. It supposed to happen in the month of May. Where there were
thousands of interesting and famous people around the world gather to appreciate
many kinds of films. In the Cannes Festival Film there are many people with
different motivation and background. They have same dreams to be the people in
the status “Superclass”. Coelho’s terms for people of Power. “The Superclass, “
he says, “rules the world; their arguments are subtle, their voices soft, their smile
discreet, but their decision are final. In Cannes, the Superclass is consisted of film,
fashion, money and fame. One of main character in this novel is Igor Malev, he is
a successful, handsome and millionaire from Russian businessman but with
blurred distinction of good and evil. He believes that killing is acceptable if it is
done for a good reason. He is obsessed for his ex-wife, Ewa, who left him for a
successful fashion designer, Hamid. Igor persuade her to Cannes, where he has
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successful fashion designer, who started off to change the system by showcasing
his native country’s culture through his designs, but later fell in the trap of the
same system. Then Gabriela, an aspiring actress, reaches Cannes in the hope that
all her life’s hard work will be rewarded and is convinced that being a celebrity is
the ultimate achievement and fame is the supreme reward. Jasmine, a successful
model from Africa, is another character that Coelho develops and who is the only
one grounded in reality. She is not captivated by the shallow world of glamour
and sticks to her values. And the last is Savoy, an ambitious criminal detective,
hoping to resolve the case of his life.
After reading The Winner Stands Alone, the researcher can describe the
intrinsic elements of The Winner Stands Alone novel. Coelho was very thorough
in giving a lot of information to the reader the real portrait about the life of the
‘Superclass’, Coelho refers to the people who have connected with cinema and
celebrity, such as film producer, upper class actors and actress, supermodel,
starlet. Paulo Coelho also used a simple diction in this novel. The researcher did
not find any difficulty in understanding the whole content of the novel. Then, the
researcher interested in the plot that occurs over 24 hours, amidst lot of action and
thrill.
Based on the explanation above, the writer is interested in analyzing the
intrinsic elements in the novel The Winner Stands Alone. These elements include:
the character, characterization, plot, theme, setting, symbol and moral value.
Moreover, the writer will also use new criticism theory. The writer choosing The
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interests with five characters which are they have the target. Second, the writer
interests with their struggle to achieve their target to be a winner in their life. And
the third, the writer interest with plot in the story The Winner Stands Alone by
Paulo Coelho.
1.2 Statement of Problem
Based on the background of the study above, the writer formulates the
problems as follow:
a. How are the five characters described in the novel The Winner Stands
Alone?
b. How can those five characters achieve their target in their life?
1.3 Objective of Study
Based on the problems of the study above, this study has three objectives
that can be stated as follows:
a. To describe five characters as the main character in the novel The Winner
Stands Alone.
b. To find out how the five characters get same target in the novel The
Winner Stands Alone.
1.4 Scope and Limitation
In order to prevent non-relevant of problem, this study will be limited to the
novel of The Winner Stands Alone. The limitation of the study then focuses on the
intrinsic elements in the novel such as character and characterizations to answer
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her characterization, the second is to describe of the plot happened in the novel,
and the last to explain the struggle of five character to get same target from that
novel is important points to analysis. Besides that, the limitations of this study the
writer New Criticism theory to analyze Paulo Coelho’s novel The Winner Stands
Alone.
1.5 Significance of Study
The study hopes to contribute to the academic community of Sunan Ampel
State Islamic University. And also the writer hopes that readers of this thesis will
get an understanding about three aspects, the first to know more about the
characters and characterization study. The second is about how the plot that
happened and the last about how the struggle of four characters achieve their
target. Not only that, it is also brought two significances. The first significance is
to understand that new criticism considers literature as a tool to convey the
message including the theme in terms of the text itself that showed in the literary
works. The second significance is to lead to an interesting understand ing on
Paulo Coelho’s novel for Sunan Ampel State Islamic University students,
particularly English Literature Department students, who are interested to take
study of New Criticism.
1.6 Method of Study
This chapter discusses how the study is conducted. It involves four main sub
chapters consisting of research design, source of data, procedure of data
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1.6.1 Research Design
In conducting this research, the researcher uses qualitative research. The
data will be collected with the form of words or sentences to become narration
and does not with numeric. The researcher uses a library research and also uses
theory of New Criticism theory and structuralism approach. It is because New
Criticism divided to be four types: character, characterization, plot and moral
value. This research gives clearly explanation and description about the intrinsic
element in the novel The Winner Stands Alone.
The qualitative research means understand the phenomenon about what is
around the subject research holistically as well as descriptively in the form of the
words and language, in particular context that is natural and to utilize the various
science method (Moleong 6). It covers source of the data, the data, data collection
and data analysis technique.
1.6.2 Data Source
The primary data is the main data that gives major part to data collection
directly, while the secondary data is the source that gives the data to the data
collection indirectly as supporting data (Sugiyono 225). In this research, writer
uses the novel with the title The Winner Stands Alone written by Paulo Coelho
which was first published at 2008 source of primary data. The data will be taken
by quoting the important sentences in the novel and also related to problem of the
study. The secondary data sources are related books, paper, journal of New
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1.6.3 Data Collection
In order to gather the data, this study based on searching data that related to
the subject studies. Some theories and other understanding that related to the
subject studies are gathered as well.
There will some steps to collect the data. First, reading and understand the
novel of The Winner Stands Alone. Second, collecting the data that support the
analysis such as articles and online resources by reading the books from library
and downloading some materials from internet based on the problem of the study.
The researcher only focuses on the intrinsic elements.
1.6.4 Data Analysis
After collecting the data, in the presenting the analysis the writer mainly
uses descriptive analytical method. The researcher will produce the data and
divide into some steps. First, the researcher chooses some sentences which show
the character and characterization in the novel. The second, the researcher analyze
the data based on the statement of problem that supporting new criticism theory.
And the last making conclusion based on the result of data analysis. And the third,
making conclusion based on the result of data analysis.
1.7 Definition of Key Terms
To avoid any different perceptions between the writer and the readers in
understanding the study, it is essential to give some definition of key terms used
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Intrinsic elements : the formal elements of the novel, where is consist
of by the character, characterization, plot, setting,
moral value and symbol.
Target : an objective or result towards which efforts are
directed.
Winner : someone that popular and successful, or in a
particular situation are the people who have
benefited from it and are in a better position than
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Theoritical Framework
This chapter discusses the theory used to analyze this study. New
Criticism is the main theory, it included by intrinsic elements in the novel The
Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho. The intrinsic elements of the novel that
will be focuses on analyzes are included: characters and characterizations, theme,
plot, setting and also the moral value of the novel.
2.1.1 New Criticism
Tyson states that new criticism is the organic unity of the text that is formed
by formal elements which is depicted in the text (136). It means that the formal
elements are the main tool to analyze the text itself. In other words, Tyson states
that new criticism is the main tool in an analysis to reveal the true meaning of a
text based on the text itself (136). Moreover, he also states that knowing an
author’s intention, therefore, tell us nothing about the text itself, which is why
New Criticism coined the term intentional fallacy to refer to the mistaken belief
that the author’s intention is the same as the text’s meaning (136). It means that
new criticism does not need the author’s background or reader response to get the
meaning of the text. As Charter states that, new criticism concentrated on
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New criticism asserts that test of literary works is a complete system or
structure. As complete structure of literary works, text of literary works is
constructed by elements of literary works which have correlation each other to
make a meaning. In this way, a New Criticism attempt to study the formal
elements of the text such as characterization, setting of the time and place, point
of view, plot, images, metaphor and symbols to interpret the text which all the
evidence provided by the language of the text itself (Tyson 137). Therefore based
on the new criticism, the writer described plot, setting, character, theme,
characterization and moral value in The Winner Stands Alone Novel.
2.1.1 Intrinsic Elements
According to Griffith, he said that each intrinsic element of the text
contributes meaning to the whole of the story. Even thought all of the intrinsic
elements deliver meaning to the story, it is better to examine several intrinsic
elements of the texts to get the central meaning of it (72). Intrinsic element is a
part of the story, which are related each other to build the whole of a story
(Nurgiyantoro 22).
One of the ways to understand about the meaning of literary works is by
paying attention in the text itself, mainly it is intrinsic element, such as character
and characterization, plot, moral value. The readers will easily convey the
meaning of the story (DiYAnni44). The research concludes that by intrinsic
elements, reader will easily get the meaning of the story, it includes by character
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2.1.2.1 Character
Character is one of intrinsic elements in fiction or narrative work. It is an
important element in narrative work or in a story that can be a study. Character
often becomes the most important discuss than other element (Nurgiyantoro 164).
According to Hallent that character is the mental, emotional, and social qualities
to distinguish one entire from another people, animals, spirits, automations, pieces
of furniture, and other animated object (7). In the other word, Abrams states that
character is a person in a dramatic or narrative work which naturally processes
moral dispositional qualities that are expressed in what he rays through the
dialogue and what he does through the action (20).
According to Hallent that the types of character there are:
1. Flat: one dimensional character, typically not central to the story.
2. Two-dimensional: characters may be used as vessels to carry out the
plot.
3. Round: a complex, fully-developed character, usually prone to change.
4. Static: these can be either round or flat characters but they do not change
during the story. Folktales, fairytales, and other types use static and flat
characters whose actions are predictable, so the reader is free to
concentrate on the action and theme as each moves toward an often
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5. Dynamic: a developing character, usually at the center of the action,
which is changes or grows to a new awareness of life (the human
condition).
6. Stereotype : a character so little individualized as to show only qualities
of an occupation, or national, ethnic, or other group to which they
belongs (example: Irishman, Sicilian, soldier, dumb blonde, obnoxious
brat, silly teenager).
7. Universal: character with problems and traits common to all humanity.
8. Individual: a more eccentric and unusual representation of character.
Based on the explanation above, in the literary works such as drama, short
story and novel, character is an important element which will always be present to
build the story in the literary works.
2.1.2.2 Characterization
Character is one of most important formal elements in a text. There are no
other formal elements such as plot, setting, even the theme that can work without
character. Character usually followed by characterization. As Holman states that
characterization is the creation of character imaginary persons (52).
Characterization means that writers present and reveal character, by direct
description, by showing the character in action or by the presentation of the other
characters that help to define each other (“Element of Fiction”).
Character and characterization can not be separated, but it is different each other.
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that they exist for the reader as real within the limits of the fiction and have ability
to characterize the people of one’s imagination successfully is a primary attribute
of a good novelist, dramatist, or short story writer (Holman 75).
There are two types of characterization, direct characterization and indirect
characterization. Direct characterization refers to what speaker or narrator directly
says or thinks about character, the reader is told what the character is like. Indirect
characterization refers to what the character says or does. The reader then infers
what the character is all about, the reader who is obligated to figure out what the
character is like (Bernardo 2).
Holman also states that there are three fundamental methods of
characterization in fiction: (1) the explicit presentation by the author of the
character through direct exposition, either in an introductory block or more often
piecemeal throughout the work, illustrated by action; (2) the presentation of the
character in action, with little or no explicit comment by the author, in the
expectation that the reader will be able to deduce the attributes of the actor from
the actions; and (3) the representation from within a character, without comment
on the character by the author, of the impact of actions and emotions upon the
character's inner self, with the expectation that the reader will come to a clear
understanding of the attributes of the character (76).
2.1.2.3 Setting
Setting is usually called the point of a novel by many readers because it is
depicted where or when the scene of the story is being told. It can also be the
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reader will not be confused by the scene changing. Kelly Griffith stated that there
are four aspect which connected by the setting. Those are the physical, the time in
which the action of a literary work takes place, the social environment of the
characters, and atmosphere that can be describe as the effect of setting (40). By
looking at the description, a conclusion can be shown that setting can not work
alone because it usually appears to reflect other elements of a literary work.
Setting can reflect the mood of character or it can also reveal how the situation
and how the personality of character (149).
In according with Robert statement that setting is essential to meaning. It
provides a historical and cultural context that enhances the understanding of
characters (61). He also stated that setting is an important dimension of meaning
since it reflects character and embodies theme. Setting is important for an
additional reason: it symbolizes the emotional state of the character (62).
2.1.2.4 Theme
Hartoko and Rahmanto, say that the theme is the ideas of common bases
that sustain a work of literature and are contained in the text semantic structure
regarding commonality or differences (142). Themes distilled from the motifs
contained in the relevant work that determines the presence of events, conflicts
and situations. The theme became the basis of development of the whole story, so
he is animating the whole story. A common theme has a generalization, wider,
and abstract. Principal themes as the meaning of a work of fiction is not
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2.1.2.5 Plot
Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the
main part of a story. The plot is more than just a sequence of events, about cause
and effect. Additionally, plot is the actions, events, and situations describe in most
stories are related to each other by more than just accident. Beside, the plot
combines with the other elements of fiction, there are imagery, style and
symbolism, for example to create an emotional response in the reader; suspense,
humor, sadness, excitement, or terror.
According to Richard states that are the order of events in which the reader
learns of them (164). Richard also states that plot is incidents written a particular
order that reveals literary meaning and gives influence on the reader’s emotion
and thought (167).
Based on the explanation above, the writer concludes that plot is everything
that happens in the novel, and it is certainly supported by characters and
characterizations in the novel. Moreover, that plot is known as the foundations of
the novel. Which characters and setting are built around, it is mean to organize
information’s and event in logical manner.
According to Hallent he said that the divisions of the plot include:
1. Exposition.
Exposition it is mean rising action or introduction, how readers
learn details previous to the story’s beginning and then continues toward
the climax of the story (5). Other explanation states that expositions are
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character and setting in the narrative. Based on the explanation above,
the writer concludes that exposition is how the beginning conflict or
problems happened in the story firstly.
2. Diversion
The next step of plot is diversion, it is mean that any episode prior
to the climax that does not contribute directly to the rising action or add
to the suspense (5). The writer concludes that complication is problems
in the story will happen and developed.
3. Climax
The climax is the central point at which the central character is
about to win or lose all. It features the most conflict and struggle which
the most probable outcome of the main conflict is finally revealed. In the
other words, climax is the moment in the story at which a crisis reaches
it is highest intensity and its potential resolution, the turning point (5).
According to Gwynn says that central moment of crisis in a plot is
the climax, or moments of great tension, which inaugurates the falling
action of the story, in which the built-up tension is finally released.
Some stories, particularly those involving a heavy use of suspense, have
a step “dramatic curve” and the writer used all of their skills to impel the
reader toward the final confrontation (Gwynn 9). Based on explanations
above, the writer concludes that climax is how the way to end the
conflict happened in the story.
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Denouement is falling action or resolution. Which is this part
reveals the final outcome or result of conflicts in the story (5).
Denouement it means resolution or untying. In other words, Gwynn
state that denouement returns of character to another stable situation.
2.1.2.6 Moral Value
According to Immanuel Kant, morality is the assurance and inner attitude
and is not merely an adjustment to the rules of the outside, whether it’s state law,
religion or customs. In the other word, he say that morality concerning good and
bad things, it means that what is good in self, good on any restrictions at all. It is
further said that the quality of one’s moral criterion is loyalty itself. Morality is
the implementation of the obligations of respect for the law, while the law is
written in the human heart.
2.2 Struggle Concept
According to Frederick Douglas as mentioned by Leanne Hongland-Smith
in her article entitled Personal Motivation: Without struggle there is no proggress;
struggle can be defined as mental, physiological, and psychological attempt of
human beings in process to overcome difficulty in life to motivate them toward
progress and achievement of their goals (1). Struggle is and element in human
beings’ life that makes them survive. It requires people to confront the hard
situation, overcome the obstacles, and manage the pain as well as hardship of the
difficult road. It makes people improve the sense of courage, tolerance, and
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famous people have though tales of struggle beneath their success. Success hold
high value because it requires toil, perseverance, conviction and ambition to
achieve it. Struggle empowers a person to work harder to achieve the goals and
dreams of life. Struggle is needed to stimulate any kind of progress. Their struggle
may be moral one, or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and
physical, but it must be a struggle.
Struggle is a very difficult task that you can do only by making a great
effort. Struggle in one's life is needed in the life of a man who lives in the real
world, so it can be said in one's life must struggle or strive to achieve the desires
or goals to be achieved whether in material or immaterial . In everyday life we
often hear or often we speak about the struggle of human life , but it is very
difficult to implement, but basically there is nothing difficult for us to do when
someone has reached a real awareness of the importance of the struggle in the life
of a human being to achieve the desires or goals to be achieved . " life is struggle "
was the English say . This means that in life there must be an effort to get ahead
of us .When a person has not had the spirit to move forward then surely he will be
a loser in life. The person can only blame circumstances, themselves and others.
For that whoever we are, if we want to succeed there must be a struggle in this
life.
2.3 Literary Review
A review of related studies is needed, because it is to justify that a literary
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with other research and even though it has been used. A review literature is very
significant to enlarge the knowledge about this studies, the writer reviewed the
previous study which has relation with this study in some aspects. In writing this
thesis, writer uses some review studies having relation with the topic about Paulo
Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone novel.
The first is students of English Language Education Study Program,
Department of Language and Arts Education, Faculty of Teachers Training and
Education, Sanata Dharma. The writter is Esther Yulyanti Siahaan “Revealing
Factors that Trigger Igor, the Main Character of Paulo Coelho’s The Winner
Stands Alone, to Become a Murderer”. This paper discuss about Igor is Potrayed
as a cautious, charming, faithful, hard-working, intelligent, methodical, observant,
and proud man. Furthermore, he is motivated to become a murderer because he
intends to get his wife, Ewa, back and because he loves her so much.
The second literary review is student of French Language Department and
Literature State of University Yogyakarta. The writer is Dyah Nurul Hajar with
title “ Perkembangan perwatakan tokoh utama roman La Solitude Du Vainqueur
karya Paulo Coelho (Kajian psikoanalisis)”.
The third literary review is student of English Education department state of
Muhammadiyah University Surakarta 2014. The writer is Ibnu Rosid Afandi with
title “Antisocial Personality Disorder Experienced by Igor Malev. The main
character in Paulo Coelho’s novel The Winner Stands Alone (2009): an abnormal
psychology” this paper described that based on abnormal psychology, Igor Malev
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reason of the writer is interested in exploring what Igor Malev, especially the
personality disorder the posed and its manifestations.
The researchers above are similar to what the writer conducts. What makes
this research is different, the writer analyzes intrinsic element in the novel The
Winner Stands Alone novel, which are used New Criticism as main theory and
using intrinsic elements for analysis that novel. It is included by some character
characterizations, the plot, and the last is to find to the moral value in the novel
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CHAPTER III
ANAYSIS
This chapter contains data analysis, which related to some intrinsic
elements. The writer divides this chapter into three parts answer the statement of
problems. The first part discusses the characters and characterizations of five
characters which are described in Paulo Coelho’s The Winner Stands Alone. The
second part discusses the plot that happened. And the last part discusses about
how the five characters achieve their target.
3.1 Characters and characterizations Five Characters
In this part the writer will explain about the four characters in The Winner
Stands Alone novel. The writer uses the theory from Kennedy to know the kind of
the characters in the story. Character is one of intrinsic elements in fiction or
narrative work. It is an important element in narrative work or in a story that can
be a study. In other words, according to Hallent that character is the mental,
emotional, and social qualities to distinguish one entire from another people,
animals, spirits, automations, pieces of furniture, and other animated object (7).
From the theory above, the writer only discusses four characters from many
characters in the novel, because the writer only focuses for the major character
which are considered have a characteristic, because of that, this analysis is divided
into five characters which is becoming an important part of the novel. The five
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Jasmine, and Savoy. The writer will be explains those characters and
characterizations in this chapter.
3.1.1 The Character and Characterization of Igor
Kennedy states that main character is human personalities that become
familiar to us (136). Besides that, to be able to characterize the whole characters,
the writer applies the theory taken from The Basic of Drama by Itsna Syahadatud
Dinuriyah. There are several ways of characterization. The ways are form the
physical, sociology, psychological and moral. Igor Malev is categorized as the
main character because he most appears in every part in the novel.
The first characterization based on the physical appear as in the first scene.
Igor Malev is forty years old man, a handsome Russian businessman. He is
handsome, interesting performance, good physical shape, well-dressed man, and
speaking French well. It can be seen as follow:
Igor is untouched by this destructive power, for he has one of the most enviable jobs in the world. He continues to earn more money in a day than he could spend in a year, even if he were to indulge in all possible pleasures, legal and illegal. He has no difficulty in finding women, regardless of whether they know how much money he has— he’s tested it out on more than one occasion and never failed yet. He has just turned forty, is in good physical shape, and, according to his annual checkup, has no health problems. He has no debts either. He doesn’t have to wear a particular designer label, go to a particular restaurant,spend his holidays at a beach where “everyone” goes, or buy a watch just because some successful sportsman is promoting it. He can sign major contracts with a cheap ballpoint pen, wear
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Based on quotation above, it shows that Igor is the forty years old man
which the attractive man and interesting performance. The handsomeness of Igor
Malev makes all of most women overawing to him. In addition, Coelho shows
that Igor is a man with dark glasses as the identity. Dark glasses it is form a part
of accessories fashion which are for high class style. Beside, the dark glasses it is
mean that to cover up his face and not easy to unidentified. Dark glasses also
mean that the visible image of mysterious people. It can be seen from quotation
bellow:
There’s a man in dark glasses drinking a fruit juice. He seems oblivious to his surroundings and is staring out to sea as if he were somewhere far from there. He’s smartly dressed and good-looking, with graying hair. (Coelho 46)
Based on the quotation above, Coelho describes Igor physically from his
fashion style. In other side, Igor is intelligent man. He can get of best of bilingual
language although he is Russian man. It can be seen from quotation below:
This handsome, well-dressed man, speaking fluent French, doesn’t seem like a madman at all. (Coelho 15)
From the quotation above, it shows that Igor is the intelligent man. He can
proof his language skill, especially French language whereas he is origin of
Russian.
The writer conclude, from Igor Physical description there are the handsome
man in forty years old, the smartly dressed and good-looking, graying hair, and
wear the dark glasses as his identity.
The other way to know the characterization is from the psychological. From
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pride, kind man. In the story, Igor has some obsessed to his ex-wife Ewa in order
to get her back. He believes that killing is acceptable if it will be do for a good
reason. It can be seen from conversation below:
“I don’t really know. Perhaps because I’ve been abandoned once too often. Perhaps because I need to prove to myself just what I’m capable of. Perhaps because I lied, and there is only one woman for me.
I have a plan.” “What plan?”
“I told you before. I’m going to keep destroying worlds until she realizes how important she is to me and that I’m prepared to run any risk in order to get her back.” (Coelho 21)
Based on the quotation above, it shows that Igor is very obstinate person,
do the false step to get back his ex-wife. The reason of his obsession is he believe
that his ex-wife still love to him, but she is not brave to soulful to Igor. It refers
from conversation below:
Olivia plucks up the courage to ask: “What did you lose?”
“The truth is I didn’t lose anything. Life sometimes separates people so that they can realize how much they mean to each other. For example, last night, I saw my wife with another man. I know she wants to come back to me, that she still loves me, but she’s not brave enough to take the first step”. (Coelho 16).
Beside, Igor also express that his love to Ewa deeply. Even when his
ex-wife leaves him and be married with Hamid, Igor blaming on himself. In fact, he
prepared to do anything, even to send messages that will mean he has destroyed
someone’s world, just so that she will know that not only is he willing to receive
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inclined possessive to Ewa. His love toward his ex-wife have the impact that he
was not accepted the fact if they was divorce, and Hamid as Ewa’s husband.
Igor is a kind man in the past, it is the best thing that make Ewa falling in
love with him. Ewa call him ‘the angel’ because of his kind with the others. It can
be seen as follow:
Igor had taught her everything. He was a great role model, an example to be followed. And just as everything was going so well and her life had taken on new meaning, the Angel of Light that had lit her path began to waver (Coelho 48).
Many years before, she had fallen in love with an angel with a sad childhood, who had been called up into the Soviet army to fight in an absurd war in Afghanistan only to return to a country verging on collapse.
Based on quotation above, shows that Igor was ever strike the difficult time
which are make the Igor’s be forceful personality. Until he get the success as a
president of a telephone company and the successful owner in Russia. Now, Igor
can get many outcome in every day, although he is unpretentious man, just
wearing simple jacket handmade by a tailor who has small shop beside his office,
sign major contracts with a cheap ballpoint pen, and which carry no label at all.
He can do as he likes and does not have to prove to anyone that he is rich.
Moreover, Igor had antisocial with life style of high class because millionaires
and people who think they are millionaires everyone behaves as if they were
terribly important.
Igor is hardworking man who consistent, to get the success he was start
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ever send to run a war in Afghanistan, it is make Igor strongest, intimate with
armistice, and self-defense knowledge.
3.1.2 The Character and Characterization of Gabriela
The other character is Gabriela. She is includes the major character, because
she appears almost in every scene in the story. Besides, she also include round
character, because she as the developed character usually prone to change. She
has some characterizations as follow:
Gabriela is an American actress twenty-five years old, but she looks
younger than age, beautiful and smart. Which is she just disposed to be breasts,
buttocks, thighs, ideal body. It refers from the quotation below:
“...because she’s twenty-five already and
nearly too old for the dream factory”. (Coelho 26)
“...Because of those three things, and because she knows that all the other women she’s competing with try to emphasize their attributes, she pays attention only to item (c) on her list. She exercises and tries to keep fit, avoids diets, and, illogical though it may seem, dresses very discreetly. This has worked well so far, and she can usually pass for younger than her age.” (Coelho 27)
Based on the quotation above, it show that Gabriela have good physical,
beautiful because she look younger than her age, and perfect body. In other side,
she was the prettiest and most intelligent student in her past school. It can be seen
from the quotation below:
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From the quotation above, show that Gabriela is intelligent student, it can be
corroboration with the effort to clutches her ambition become actress. She is
student Illinois Institute of Technology, study of chemical engineering. Beside,
Gabriela join with drama course. It refers to quotation below:
Her mother wanted her to study chemical engineering, and as soon as she finished high school, her parents sent her to the Illinois Institute of Technology. During the day, she studied protein paths and the structure of benzene, but she spent her evenings with Ibsen, Coward, and Shakespeare while attending a drama course paid for with money sent to her by her parents to buy clothes and course books. She trained with the best professionals and had excellent teachers. (Coelho 30)
From the quotation above, Coelho describes Gabriela Physically from her
perfect body, her face younger than her age and the intelligent student. It is all the
reason of Gabriela have ambition become actress.
The other way to know the characterization is from psychological. From the
psychological appear, Gabriela is the ambitious person. In the story, Gabriela’s
ambition can be seen from her action about the effort to get her dream become
actress, she want is fame, glory, and glamour.
And why does she want that chance?
Quite simple. Because she knows she’s the best, despite her
experience at school — when she so disappointed her parents — and despite the challenges she’s faced since in order to prove to herself that she can overcome difficulties, frustrations, and defeats. She was born to win and to shine, of that she has no doubt. (Coelho 25)
From the quotation above, explain that Gabriela’s ambition start from her
failure, when she playing the part of drama “Alice in Wonderland” in her junior
high school in Chicago. When she was eleven years old. It refers to the quotation
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She thinks back to when she was eleven years old and performing in her first school play at one of the most expensive schools in Chicago. Her subsequent desire to succeed was not born of the unanimous acclaim she received from the audience, composed of fathers, mothers, relatives, and teachers. Far from it. She was playing the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. She had got the part—one of the best roles in the play—after auditioning along with a lot of other girls and boys.
Her first line was: “Your hair wants cutting.” Then Alice would reply: “You should learn not to make personal remarks, it’s very rude.”
When the long-awaited moment came, a moment she had rehearsed and rehearsed, she was so nervous that she got the line wrong and said instead: “Your hair wants washing.” The girl playing Alice said her next line anyway, and the audience would never have noticed anything was wrong if Gabriela, who knew she had made a mistake, hadn’t promptly lost the power of speech. Since the Mad Hatter was an essential character if the scene was to continue, and since children are not good at improvising on stage (although they improvise happily enough in real life), no one knew what to do. Then, after several long minutes, during which the actors simply looked at each other, the teacher started applauding, announced it was time for an interval, and ordered everyone offstage. (Coelho 28)
Based on the quotation above, it shows that the first failure of Gabriela, she
is not only left the stage, she left the school in tears, her friends ganged up on
Gabriela and started beating her. Besides, she feels disappointing her mother, her
family, and her teacher. From the incident, Gabriela has some willpower and
optimist to be an actress.
“....her schoolmates expected her to scream and shout, and, when she didn’t, rapidly lost interest. For with each blow, Gabriela was
thinking:
“I’ll be a great actress one day and then you’ll be sorry.” (Coelho 29).
From the quotation above, it shows that some people opt for revenge and try
to be really good at whatever it is the others thought they could not do. Some
willpower of Gabriela to shows that she can do it better than before, and one day
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3.1.3 The Character and Characterization of Hamid
Hamid character is includes the major and development character. He is
Ewa’s husband, he appears in almost every scene of the story. In other side, he
also as round character that often changes his characterization, in the early story.
He is a successful designer in half-life and interesting performance, with silver
haired. It can be seen as follow:
Her elegant, silver-haired companion went over to the bar and ordered champagne, a necessary aperitif for a night that promised new
contacts, good music, and a fine view of the beach and the yachts moored in the harbor. (Coelho 3)
From the quotation above, it shows physical of Hamid. In additionally, He
is lusty man and talented. In the past, Hamid is a brave man to take the decision to
get his carrier and hard-worker. The basic of knowledge from his father as a seller
of cloth, and he learn about haute-couture. From all of about his talent and drudge
work, he getting the top of carrier and achieve the success. It is influenced to
Hamid life style, became superclass. It can be seen the quotation below:
He can see the huge white car, a Maybach, the most expensive and most sophisticated car in the world. Even more exclusive than Rolls-Royce. Soon they’ll be sitting inside, listening to some relaxing music, and drinking iced champagne or mineral water. (Coelho 80)
He consults his platinum watch, which is a certified copy of one of the first models produced in a small workshop in the town of
Schaffhausen. (Coelho 80)
From these quotation that Hamid’s wealth shows by her Maybach car and
the thing that he used, it is expensive and luxurious. He kept up appearance,
outstanding performance shows from her accessories and jewelry that he used.
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society. Platinum watch is one of jewelry to use for man and the luxurious watch
in International Watch Company at Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
The exclusive life and as a fashion designer it was make Hamid as a famous
people, included when he meet with Ewa. The presence of Ewa can change of his
life, Hamid falling in love.
Hamid never really knows what’s going on his wife’s head, but the love
toward his wife it is more. Besides, he is successful fashion designer, who started
off to change the system by showcasing his native country’s culture through his
designs, but later fell in the trap of the same system. It refers to the quotation
below:
Hamid Hussein, one of the most famous designers on the planet, the public face of a gigantic international conglomerate selling luxury and glamour. The man who had battled against everything and everyone, who had challenged all the West’s preconceived ideas about people from the Middle East and their religion, the man who had used the ancestral knowledge of his tribe to survive, learn, and reach the top. (Coelho 81).
Those sentences show that Hamid is rich people, international
conglomerate, the couturier who was dazzling the fashion world and he a man
who increasingly had the world at his feet. The man who is sell luxury and
glamour.
Psychologically Hamid is a loving person, loving is one of characteristic
that human has. Hamid is a loving person in this story, he is a loving his wife and
his ex-father. His love to Ewa so deeply, against which is his work. His love is
stronger and more intense than ever. It can be seen from quotation below:
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other than his work, although the list of his conquests includes an enviable series of relationships with some even more enviable women. The moment Ewa appeared on the scene, though, he was a different man. They have been together for two years and his love is stronger and more intense than ever. In love. (Coelho 81)
Beside, Hamid want to introduce his wife to interest people, spend the rest
time in French with his love, Ewa. Hamid will do the best to make sure Ewa
enjoys the week at the Cannes festival. It refers to the quotation below:
Apart from that, he wants to spend the rest of his time in France trying to enjoy Ewa’s company to the full, introducing her to interesting people, strolling on the beach, lunching together in some small restaurant in a nearby town, or walking along, hand-in-hand, through the vineyards he can see on the horizon. (Coelho 82)
This means that Hamid is a loving person. Beside, Hamid is an honest and
hard working man, loving his father who had die. He always remember about his
father says, he follow advice of his father and give shape to his father dream. He
was not from a rich family, his father just a seller of cloth. It refers to the
quotation below:
.... His father had been a seller of cloth who, one day, had found favor with a sheikh simply because he refused to do as he was told. (Coelho 80)
From his effort, he started the corporate world from bottom. It shows that
Hamid is hard working man, with the result that he becomes the successful
fashion designer.
3.1.4 The Character and Characterization of Jasmine
The next character is Jasmine. She is also included the main character in the
story, because she appears almost in every scene. Besides, she included the round
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appears, Jasmine is extraordinarily beautiful, sixteen years old. In fact, Jasmine is
a black skin, foster child of Anna Dieter and she was born in Antwerp at Belgian
city. It refers to quotation below:
Jasmine’s real name is Cristina. Her CV says she was discovered by Anna Dieter on a trip to Kenya, but there was little detail about this, leaving in the air the possibility of a childhood spent suffering and starving, caught up in the middle of a civil war. In fact, despite her black skin, she was born in the very traditional Belgian city of Antwerp, the daughter of parents fleeing the eternal conflicts between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda. (Coelho 101)
“Don’t say anything. We’re immigrants, they’re Belgians. We’re black, they’re white. When they come out of prison, they’ll track you down.” (Coelho 104)
The quotation above, shows that Jasmine is black skin, descendent of
Belgian, and she is immigrant. It was she helping out her mother on one of the
latter’s endless cleaning job, a man come and introduced himself that he is a
photographer. Then, she still did not believe it when the same thing happened
again. Once time when she just gone into an ice cream parlor when an old woman
remarked on her beauty and said that she was a fashion photographer. Cristina
(Jasmine) thanked her, took her card and promised to contact her even though she
had no intention of doing so and even though becoming a model was the dream of
every girl her age.
3.1.4 The Character and Characterization of Savoy
The last character is Savoy, he include the round character. He is mascular
policemen, he always took great care of his physical appearance, smart and
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Savoy had been sure he could be a useful member of society. Having read a great deal of detective fiction, he imagined that once the baddies were all behind bars, the goodies would be able to enjoy their place in the sun forever. He went to police college where he studied assiduously, received excellent marks for his theory exams, prepared himself physically for dangerous situations, and trained as a
sharpshooter, although he hoped never to have to kill anyone.
From his past experiences, he has aspire to be police. The man has dream
become an famous detective. He start by choosing his profession as politician
whose initial impulse always steems from a desire to help their local community.
3.2 The Struggle Process of Five Characters to Achieve the Target.
3.2.1 Igor’s Struggle
he exposition this story begins Igor’s obsession to get back her ex-wife love.
There is a problem had happened to Igor psychology. It can be seen in second
scene in the novel.
He has another task to fulfill here: he must find someone he can sacrifice in the name of love. He needs a victim, so that Ewa will get his message that very morning.
Igor’s obsession takes him to go to Cannes Film Festival. Ewa and her
new husband, Hamid. They are defined to come in that event, because they are
very famous and have influence in International Fashion. Igor also has prepared
some tools which would be used to kill some people as message and a sacrifice to
get Ewa back.
The Beretta Px4 compact pistol is slightly larger than a mobile phone, weighs around seven hundred grams, and can fire ten shots. It is small, light, invisible when carried in a pocket, and its small caliber has one enormous advantage: instead of passing through the victim’s body, the bullet hits bones and smashes everything in its path. (Coelho 3)
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hunting with darts, can also be found in European hospitals because, under controlled conditions, it can be used to paralyze certain muscles, thus facilitating the surgeon’s work. A fatal dose—like that on the point of the needle he had shot into Javits’s back—could kill a bird in just two minutes. Boar, on the other hand, take fifteen minutes to die, and large mammals—a man, for example—twenty. (Coelho 111)
In Cannes, Igor sees Ewa with Hamid unintentionally in hotel Martinez. It makes
Igor become having great ambition to get Ewa back. Igor determined to search the
way to get Ewa back. He kills some people to show his existence in Cannes. The
first victim of murder is Olivia. It refers to the quotation below:
Igor’s right thumb is pressing down on Olivia’s jugular vein, and the blood stops flowing to her brain. Meanwhile, his other hand is pressing on a particular point near her armpit, causing the muscles to seize up. There are no contractions, it’s merely a question of waiting two minutes. (Coelho 22)
The second victim of murder is Javits.
Igor moved closer to Javits, took the straw from the glass, and blew through it, projecting the needle inside in the direction of his victim. He stayed only long enough to see Javits put his hand to his back. Then he left and went straight back to the hotel to try and get some sleep.
When Ewa was her wife, she ever asked what would Igor did if Ewa left
him. Igor said that their love is too perfect to be separated. Igor also said if it was
happen, he could destroyed the world to get Ewa back, in order to make the world
was better.
For the conflict of this story is when Igor’s message was not noticed by
Ewa, then he realized that choose the wrong victim. Igor kill Olivia, she is an
American street merchant who has hard life. The, Igor sends a short message to
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He takes a few steps and his head begins to ache terribly. This
is perfectly normal: the blood is flooding the brain, an understandable reaction in someone who has just been under extreme tension. Despite the headache, he feels happy. Yes, he has done what he set out to do. (Coelho 23)
Based on quotation above, it show that he would destroy whole worlds to
get her back. Then he picks up the throwaway mobile phone he has just brought
and on which he has entered the smallest possible amount of credit. He sends a
short message. But when Ewa ignores his message, Igor knows that he chooses
wrong victim. He regrets the dead of Olivia, but he feels excited again when
remember his plan to get Ewa back. His excitement makes he does more
dangerous things. He determined to kill in a lunch event. Javits is the next victim.
It can be seen as follow:
Igor placed the needle inside the straw, and pretended to put it back in his drink.
A group of pretty girls standing near Javits’s table appeared to be listening, entranced, to the extraordinary tales told by a Jamaican man. In fact, each girl was plotting how to get rid of her rivals and carry the man off to bed because Jamaicans have such a reputation as studs.
Igor moved closer to Javits, took the straw from the glass, and blew through it, projecting the needle inside in the direction of his victim. He stayed only long enough to see Javits put his hand to his back. Then he left and went straight back to the hotel to try and get some sleep. (Coelho 111)
From the quotation above, it shows that Igor kills the second victim with
traditional technique, it is curare. Curare is one of original of technique used by
south American Indian for hunting with darts, can also be found in European
hospitals because under controlled conditions, it can be used to paralyze certain
muscles thus facilitating the sugeon’s work. A fatal dose like that on the point of
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Boar, on the other hand, take fifteen minutes to die and large mammals a man, for
example twenty. As soon as it gets into the bloodstream, the nervous fibers of the
body relax, then stop functioning altogether, causing gradual asphyxia*. The
strangest thing or worst some might say is the victim remains conscious
throughout, but cannot move in order to ask for help nor stop the slow process of
paralysis over taking his body. The reason of why Igor chooses Javits as a next
victim, he is attracted with Javits, because Javits’s popularity as famous Film
distributor. Finally, he kills Javits and has a hunch that the death of Javits can get
attention from media until Ewa Understand of Igor’s mean.
Conflict continues, when two murder cases which are done by Igor makes
him panic and dreaming about Olivia. Igor’s dream, Olivia as an angel and give
suggestion to continue his mission. The appearances of Olivia make Igor nervous
and take a decision to confess to police. However, the police not believe that he
does it, instead the police regard as a confuse man. Police’s action makes Igor
feels his goal to get Ewa back become bigger. After those, Igor choose the next
victim, is Mauren. It refers to the quotation bellow:
What is she doing in this isolated spot with a complete stranger talking about such a macabre subject? Just then, she feels a kind of electric shock that leaves her paralyzed. His hand has driven the blade inside her body. She feels at first as if she were suffocating and tries to breathe, but then immediately loses consciousness.
Igor puts his arms around her, as he had with his first victim. This time, though, he positions her body so that she remains sitting. He then puts on some gloves and makes her head drop forward onto her chest.
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Igor continues his action to kill Maureen, a woman who tries to flirting to
him. Igor regard as Maureen want to ruin the plan, because she is complicity in
the process of Javits’s killed. Maureen’s presence makes Igor feels nervous. That
makes Igor kills Maureen.
For the climax in this story is when Igor contemplated the three victims,
Olivia, Javits, and Maureen. He thinks that if Ewa deserves his sacrifice. Igor
wants to know Ewa reaction when he sends a short message to her that he was
destroy the world. However, Ewa not responds about it. All of the Igor efforts
make to brood over his past with Ewa.
The memories of Igor with Ewa in the past make a conflict. It is the reason
of Igor getting confuse and agonized. It is make Igor dreaming about her all of his
effort. And he feels worried about his effort, what the right a way or the wrong a
way to do. It refers to the quotation bellow when his inward worried about it:
In his case , the Evi l One is trying to use forgiveness as a way
to trouble his soul. He says: “You’re not the only person to have been through this. Lots of people have been abandoned by the person they most loved, and yet managed to turn bitterness into happiness. Imagine the families of the people whom you have caused to depart this life; they’ll be filled with rancor and hatred and a desire for revenge. Is that how you intend to improve the world? Is that what you want to give to the woman you love?” (Coelho 196)
Igor always thinks of Olivia and the emergence of devil. Then the devil whisper
about that the Igor’s effort must be stopped, but in other hand Olivia corroborate
to him to continue the effort and do not worry about the risk of the kill. Finally,
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The falling action of this story when Igor go to Hotel du Cap to meet up
with Ewa and close the disorder that he makes. Although, the goal of Igor was
changes, he does not to get back his ex-wife, but he want to absolve of Ewa from
the crucial life. The presences of Igor in Film Cannes Festival are to meet them,
Ewa and Hamid. They meet to talk each other, but the condition is scare and made
mischief. Ewa regard of Igor as such as the strike man. It is make Igor feels
ignored, finally he shoot out of the Baretta at Ewa and Hamid. The rising action
when Igor shoot out Ewa and Hamid, it is the final. It refers to the quotation
bellow:
Ewa’s eyes remain open, but her body grows limp and falls to the sand. He leaves both bodies there, goes over to the rocks, carefully wipes any fingerprints from the gun, and throws it into the sea, as far as possible from the place where they had been sitting contemplating the moon. He goes back up the steps, finds a litter bin on the way, and drops the silencer in. He hadn’t really needed it; the music had reached a crescendo at just the right moment. (Coelho 335)
Igor pushes the body to the ground and puts a bullet through the back of
Hamid’s neck, until he die. Then, the barrel of the gun was pressed against her
body. The bullet entered at precisely the right place, and her heart immediately
stopped beating, until Ewa die. The Igor’s comings to Hotel du Cap make his
effort end. The thought of Ewa does not weigh on him as much as it used to. He
does not love her as he once did, and he does not hate her as he came to hate her.
with time, she will diseppear completely from his life, which is a shame because
he is unlikely to find another woman like he, for all her defects. If Ewa listen to
