The Analysis of Neurosis on the Main Character of Paulo Coelho’s Novel Veronika Decides to Die and the Application in English Language Teaching

Abstract

The aims of this research are to analyze neurosis on the main character of the novel, to find out how the main character copes with the neurosis and how its  application on the novel in English Language Teaching. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The researcher applies library research as method in collecting data and uses psychological approach to analyze the neurosis on the main character. The researcher collects the data by reading the novel and identifying neurosis found on the main character. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzes the data by explaining and describing the neurosis, the coping strategies of neurosis which is applied by the main character and how to apply novel as medium in English Language Teaching. The result of the analysis shows that childhood experience is the cause of neurosis, triggered by anxiety. The neurotic strategies which are applied to cope with neurosis have affected personality development. Applying novel as medium in English Language Teaching gives some advantages for the students, since novel provides features of written language which can improve students’ skills. The application is for university students in higher education because they are considered having abilities to deal with features of written language and the length of the novel.

Key words: application in ELT, main character, neurosis, novel Veronika Decides to Die