ANALYSIS OF THE CONFLICT OF THE MAIN CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL THE ALCHEMIST BY PAULO COELHO

Abstract

This study is aimed to identify the character traits and find the relation to the setting of the novel. Besides that, the writer also describes how the main character‟s conflict depicted in the novel. In explaining the aim of the study, the writer applies the structuralism theory by Edgar V. Roberts which emphasizes to find the relation and connection among the elements of literature. From the analysis, the writer finds that the main character‟s traits are related to the setting and the conflicts that run in the plot of the novel. The main character faces two conflicts; they are external conflicts and internal conflicts. The external conflicts occur between the main character and the other characters in the novel. Meanwhile, the internal conflicts occur within the main character itself.
Keywords: character traits, setting, conflicts of the characters