Existential Human Needs in Paulo Coelho's Eleven Minutes

This thesis is about existential human needs in Paulo Coelho‟s Eleven Minutes. The novel is seen as a representation of people who agree that love, money and sex
are among the existential human needs. This is library research and applies mimetic theory proposed by M. H. Abrams saying that literature is an imitation of real life. The analysis focuses on how characters trying to look for love, money, and sex which is shown through Maria. She tries to do everything starting with love failure and does not believe in love. She has a responsibility to help her family earn money, is starting to take care of herself and needs money so she can save up to fulfill her dream of traveling Brazil. She became a shop assistant in a village in Brazil, then she works as a salsa dancer in Switzerland. And then She decided to work as a prostitute. She fulfills her needs love when she has a relationship with a painter‟s. He is the one who taught her many things in life and also one of the main reasons that made her want to change her to be a better person. In her experiences, Maria was able to fulfil needs love, money and sex. In conclusion, Paul Coelho's, in his novel, clearly describes existential human needs such as love, money, and sex to continue life.