Most of them – 13 – directly interact with Athena, the main character. To some, who think of literature mainly as vehicle for teaching, preaching, propagating a favorite idea, or encouraging some form of correct conduct, theme may mean the moral or lesson that can be extrapolated from the work. There was only one thing which remained intact, that was her son. (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 17), Theme is one of those critical terms that mean very different things to different people. Relax and feel good. Remember what you said just now: you are loved, wanted, protected.’ ‘I’ll do my best.’ Her eyes filled with tears. I’ve known other men who wanted to “protect” me from all those tragedies. I’ll get married, have children, and the past will become a distant memory, which will, in the end, make me ask myself: How could I have been so blind? (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 42), Plot is defined as the deliberately arranged sequence of interrelated events that constitute the basic narrative structure of a novel or a short story. There was only one thing which remained intact, that was her son. ‘Because I love you. Most of the setting in the story are from all around the world because Athena was a woman of exploring, she loved to travel places and learn tradition. Say you agree; that way you will be entering a legally binding agreement.’” (Coelho, 2008: 252), “’As I was saying, I’ve been receiving death threats. (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 14), The exposition is the beginning section in which the author provides the necessary background information, sets the scene, establishes the situation, and dates the action. Publication date 2007 Topics Literary, Fiction / General, General, Fiction, Fiction - General, Psychics, Missing persons Publisher New York : Harper Perennial Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Based on the explanation that I have made in previous chapter, the definition of characterization is the process by which an author creates, develops, and presents a character (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 295). One could attribute this to some trauma in childhood or adolescence, but the fact is that, to a greater or lesser extent, all creative human beings have such experiences, which are known as ‘possession by the sacred’. (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 61), ANALYSIS OF NOVEL THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO  BY PAULO COELHO” THROUGH INTRINSIC APPROACHES. Then later she began reviving death threats and rants from people that she was teaching people witchery and it was a way of drawing closer to the devil. The quotation above explains that when Athena has that ambition to learn and to teach something that she believed that’s right and good to learn to find the real peace and love after she kept constantly destroying and rebuilding herself. She wanted to the follow her dreams and travel places so she and Viorel travelled to Dubai where she learned the arts and calligraphy. Paulo Coelho wrote The Witch of Portobello in such a way that you would think it is real. The resolution also refers to as the conclusion. In a, few cases, these people leave the church, but the majority continue coming to mass on Sundays, because that’s what they’re used to, even though they know that the miracle of the transmutation of the bread and the wine into the flesh and the blood of the Lord is forbidden to them.” (Coelho, 2008: 46), “I was glad she wasn’t forcing me to make decisions that went beyond my capabilities or my principles. Call me crazy but I actually googled the characters in the hope of finding them online! Whatever you call it, that part of me had been longing to speak to me, but I had always been too busy” (Coelho, 2008: 71), “Let me finish. In this story also seen criticism rigid ritual of the Catholic faith, when Athena was rejected by priest Giancarlo while receiving the Eucharist, because Athens had been divorced from her husband, which makes Athena furious and condemn the Catholic church. Athena had always intrigued me. It is shown the quotation below: “This moment arrived almost a year later. If we’d waited a little, things would have been different, but you were only thinking about your plans and forgot to include me in them.’ Athena said nothing, as if she had been expecting this, or as if she had unconsciously been provoking such a response.” (Coelho, 2008: 38-39). Apart from me. At its most basic, setting helps the reader visualize the action of the work, and thus adds credibility and an air of authenticity to the characters. To analyze this novel I use showing and telling methods. The restaurant filled with the music and Athena began do her special dance which caught attention of all who are in dining at the restaurant. Because I love Viorel. By the author of The Alchemist. A single letter requires us to distil in it all the energy it contains, as if were carving out its meaning. She always helped her in any ways of Athena’s life through the spiritual till she got her new spirit. A drama that reflects on the life, spiritual transformation, and death of a Transylvanian woman named Sherine Khalil. The Witch of Portobello is like pieces of documentary narrative of the figures who testified about the figure of Athena. The Bank Manager, Peter Sherney was well impressed, he requested this to be done in other banks during a meeting. The central character is abandoned by her birth mother because the father was a f. WikiMili. As we talked, I tried to set down her mad thoughts in objective terms. The quotation below gives a clear evidence: She went over to the car to fetch her radio-cassette and, from then on, Athena would dance in the desert before the start of our class, while the little boy ran round her, laughing. So he decided to take Athena to her when finding out she was her daughter. This dance freed her mind and always made her days wonderful. Then to analyze the setting of this novel I use five functions of setting. The quotation  above proves that her life begins to change. Setting includes place where the action is taken and also time when the action is taken. The Witch of Portobello is a disorganized, stream of consciousness, sometimes interesting, often boring book. How could I have been so ingenuous?” (Coelho, 2008: 6), “The next day, I told Athena that I wanted a divorce. Like The Alchemist, The Witch of Portobello is the kind of story that will transform the way readers think about love, passion, joy and sacrifice. Sherine Khalil, our much-loved, muchwanted daughter, whom both my husband and I wish we had engendered. ‘Oh, it’s wonderful!’ There spoke the little girl, not the wife or mother. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well—or hardly at all. Characterization through action is as important as characterization through dialogue. Edda, the doctor who became a teacher, spiritual Athena. Written by ISBN-13: 9780061338816 Ssummary How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves—even if we are unsure of whom we are? It’s not true, and, besides, I’ve been there already. In short from the story, by Athena’s narrator explains we know that how struggle is. ‘It’s going to last for a long, long time,’ said Sherine. In this story, it looks when they cruised a ship to London as a refugees, but not as beggars. The central character is abandoned by her birth mother because the father was a foreigner (gadje) and later adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple. In this novel there are many characters but I just choose two characters the analysis of this novel. When Athena was the daughter of a Romanian woman in Transylvania who the put her in an adoption facility and then adopted by a Lebanese family. The witch of Portobello : a novel Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. As you know, we closed on the 25th of August 2008 the Experimental Witch Contest. I know I’m naïve. The quotation dialogue explains that Edda helped her to meditate with relaxed and felt it. I think of the many Athenas and Lukáses in the world who are divorced and because of that can no longer receive the sacrament of the Eucharist; all they can do is contemplate the suffering, crucified Christ and listen to His words, words that are not always in accord with the laws of the Vatican. The tone and tenor of the story being changed from chapter to chapter dependent upon the point of the view of the character telling it. In 2018, it was announced that Coelho had signed for a TV series based on the characters of his novels The Devil and Miss Prym, Brida and The Witch of Portobello. By then, Athena was already known in Dubai and recommended customers to dine in my tent, and through them I learned that her career was going very well: she was selling pieces of desert! Athena had understood my answer.”  (Coelho, 2008: 238). It begins near the Notting Hill Gate-Tube Station going north to Westway (A 40). With any ways, Edda healed her life through that her spirits ways by witchcraft. We lived in Beirut in the days when everyone considered it the most beautiful city in the Middle East.” (Coelho, 2008: 14), “Once they were living in London, her parents invited her out to supper at one of the most expensive restaurants in the city, and explained, very carefully, that she had been adopted. (Coelho, 2008: 261). To know characterization in literary work I have to analyze characters through dialogue between characters. OK, close 3.91. Athena was able to study at good schools, she attended dance classes because dance was her passion and when she’d finished at secondary school, she chose to take a degree in engineering. (Coelho, 2008: 10-11). Bibliography. Athena dare to be independent and true to yourself, although it should be ended tragically, was brutally murdered. --Heron Ryan, journalist In that journey where suffering seemed to be the only rule, I struggled for things for which there was no point struggling. returns with another uncanny fusion of philosophy, religious miracle and moral parable. It is the story of a mysterious woman named Athena, told by the many who knew her well--or hardly at all. No_Favorite. But I must confess that I had a personal interest in that whole story, because I, too, dreamed of finding some way of ‘recycling’ my potential. Paulo Coelho recounts this story using the techniques of the narrative of the story many people who knew him well and who barely knew him at all. Plot: Athena was an adopted child. The Witch of Portobello is different in another way. Condition: Used - Good. Setting is divided into five kinds of setting. Here, this might be due to the fact that she was abandoned herself and wants to give all that love she could to her child which she didn’t receive from her birth mother. Secondly, I want you to promise that, even if I die, you will wait five years before you allow anyone else to listen to this tape. Setting in fiction is called on to perform a number of desired functions. Publications: Harper Collins. “The wood has started to speak,’ said Athena, as if this were something perfectly normal, and that was good, it meant that miracles were now becoming part of her life. This novel tells about a woman called Athena, born in Transylvania, an orphan, who is later adopted by a wealthy Lebanese couple. Paulo Coelho, taking advantage of YouTube, has asked filmmakers to each select a character, then produce a short film based on the character's view of Athena. When she sat down to practise calligraphy, her hand was steadier than usual. She grows into a woman in search of answers to many questions that arise within a person. Instincts become sharper, emotions more radical, the interpretation of signs becomes more important than logic, perceptions of reality grow less rigid. (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 27). The Witch Of Portobello. When I’m doing something, I feel complete, but no one can keep active twenty-four hours a day. This is a genuine PDF e-book file. ‘It’s going to last for a long, long time,’ said Sherine. Athena, who became an icon of spirituality- even dubbed ‘the Witch of Portobello’, disappears amidst mysterious circumstances, and later on found dead. As I said before, setting is a term that, in its broadest sense, encompass, both the physical locale that frames the action and the time of day or year, the climactic conditions, and the historical period during which the action takes place. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. (2013) in thesis “Woman Construction In Paulo Coelho’s the Witch of Portobello” This research analyzes how woman is constructed in Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello. The body of Sherine Khalil, the Witch of Portobello, had been found in Hampstead. Left alone with a child to take care of, Athena starts reconstructing her new life. Paulo Coelho, taking advantage of YouTube, has asked filmmakers to each select a character, then produce a short film based on the character's view of Athena. The conflict is then developed gradually and intensified (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 16), The crisis also refers to as the climax, is the moment at which the plot reaches its point of greatest emotional intensity; it is the turning point of the plot, directly precipitating its resolution. She lives with what remained of her youth and to teach others everything she had learned . Add the first question. Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 24, 1947 aged 67 years, is also known by the name of Paul Rabbit is a Brazilian novelist. Round character is a major character of a story. There are also flat and round characters. (Pickering and Hoeper, 1981: 32) It needs more concentrating and understanding to determine a characterization of a character. Intrinsic approach develops the novel through some elements. I just found them so dislikable in their selfishness and blindness. There are two methods of characterization, telling method and showing method. Author: Paulo Coelho. This Athena, the name she chose for herself after a saint, comes from mysterious origins, and traveled widely. Life, however, had other plans – when fate is very generous with us, there is always a well into which all our dreams can tumble. Depending upon the quality of the submitted works, the chosen finalists may be asked to collaborate to produce a feature length film. ( Log Out /  The last one, I analyze the plot of this novel. The main character in the book who's name is Athena Khalil (her real name is Sherine who is and adopted child has died (She was brutally murdered) and the story is being narrated by people in her life, people that new her and had a relationship with her. returns with another uncanny fusion of philosophy, religious miracle and moral parable. One day she just decides that she wanted to drop out of college, get married and have a baby. We can get used to each other. One of them is Paulo Coelho who published his novel The Witch of Portobello in 2008 that drawn on the true story of a mysterious woman named Athena. Then she decided to teach some people with all the things she learned. In her single-minded pursuit for enlightenment and escapism, Athena sets out on a journey with her son in search of Nabil Alaihi. Visho knew about Athena’s mother and where she had lived. Athens mysterious with his spiritual journey seeking true identity. (Coelho, 2008: 141). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. During her time in London she met Andrea Mccain who is an actress and Heron’s girlfriend. During her adult years she began to take her meditating as dancing seriously and decided to travel to Dubai and learn the calligraphy. Share. This surprised Visho who was the owner. Paulo has received numerous international awards for his work, including the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum. Image:The Witch of Portobello.jpg is being used on this article. Calligraphy, as written in the book, is the search for perfect meaning of each word through writing, the writing which wasn’t just the expression of a thought, but a way of reflecting on the meaning of each word. Every literature work has purpose and meaning that the authors want to tell to the reader. 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