Literature is a collection of stories, poems and plays that revolve around a particular topic. Most of them are concerned with the realities in life, for example, love, happiness, death, hate, and many more. By reading literature we can enlarge our experience in this world. Most literary works teach us about what life really is and it can give us some moral value that is important to our life. Literature has three main genres which are novel, drama, and poetry. They are all very interesting to read and all have their own way to attract its readers but, the writer decided to analyze novel instead of the other two because the writer believes that through novel reader can get more moral values and experiences about life. Novel describes the character, the situations, and the problems completely and detail in a plot. By reading novel, the reader can develop their own imagination. Novel tells about people in their ordinary life, their feelings, their conflicts, and their problems. There are many types of novel such as romance, thriller, or science fiction. Each novel has a unique story to express the author’s idea. It seems that the author could write a different flow of life in a novel, one of the authors is Paulo Coelho. The writer chooses Paulo Coelho because he is one of the authors who write a lot of great novels. Paulo Coelho is one of the Brazilian authors; one of his books, The Alchemist, becomes a best selling book of all times and has sold more than 41 millions copies worldwide and has been translated into 66 languages. |