FEMINISM VALUES IN PAULO COELHO'S VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE: A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS = FEMINISM VALUES IN PAULO COELHO'S VERONIKA DECIDES TO DIE: A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Ananda Alifyah Nur Fahira, 2023. Feminism Values in Paulo Coelho's Veronika Decides To Die: A Structural Analysis. Supervised by Herawaty and A.ST.Aldilah Khaerana.The aim of this study is to analyze feminism values as reflected in the selected female characters in Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die novel, namely Veronika, Zedka, and Mari.The writer uses a descriptive method and a feminist approach. The writer analyzes the characters and characterization of the selected female characters. In addition, the writer applies structuralism approach to analyze selected female characters uses six key concepts of feminist proposed by Christina Hughes to get the feminism values.Based on the result, the writer concludes that the selected female characters, namely Veronika, Zedka, and Mari, reflect all six feminist values. The writer finds that the most identified values in the novel are Choice, followed by Care, Difference, and Equality. The least identified values are Time and Experience. The characters' journeys in the novel show that making choices is a prominent theme, giving them agency over their lives and challenging societal expectations.

Keywords : Feminisme, Paulo Coelho, Structural Analysis