This paper focuses on two subject matters of depression found in the novel. The subject matters of this study are the symptoms and the causes of the protagonist’s depression. Each matter applies different theory. For the analysis, Johnson’s and Jiwo’s concepts are used. The design of this study is qualitative descriptive method because the data are analyzed by narrative description and interpretation about the story in the novel. The result of this study shows that the protagonist’s depression can be seen from the three symptoms which are 1) he feels that no one cares about him, 2) he only thinks about himself or self-centeredness, 3) he always tries to end his life. Those symptoms appear due to two causes; 1) he starts to feel lonely and isolate himself after the accident which makes him disabled; and 2) he gets traumatic after the accident and always tries to commit suicide. Although, he tries to overcome his depression by keeping relationship with his lover, he finally commits suicide at the end of this story.
Keywords: depression, psychological symptom, mood disorder