Abstract
This research talks about existence found in ‘By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept’ novel by Paulo Coelho. This research focuses on Pilar as one of the main characters in the novel. The aim of this research is to describe Pilar’s characteristics and Pilar’s life to get her existence through her love story in the novel. It is a descriptive study. It is a library based study that collects data from the novel. The result of this research shows that Pilar as one of the main characters in the novel is a dynamic character. Pilar is initially described as lacking self-confidence and fearful woman and she finally becomes a self-confident and brave woman. Besides that, love story of Pilar’s life brings Pilar to some stages of existence that is aesthetic stage, ethic stage and religious stage as the peak of stage in life.
Highlights
Every human in this world has freedom and responsibility to undergo his own life to show his existence because human can make choice for his life
Love is a need and it has been a part of every human life in this world because humanity could not exist a day without love
Evans says that for Kierkegaard to talk about human existence is to talk about inwardness (2009:20)
Summary
Every human in this world has freedom and responsibility to undergo his own life to show his existence because human can make choice for his life. Love is not something strange in human life because every human has experienced it. Love is a need and it has been a part of every human life in this world because humanity could not exist a day without love. Love becomes the source of the power to create a dream because love can give strength to human when facing any problems and provide force to human to make everything what she or he wants. The practice of a human power, which can be practiced only in freedom (Fromm, 1985:17)
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