@thesis{thesis,
		author={Desfeliza  Desfeliza and Elfiondri  Elfiondri and Femmy  Dahlan},
		title ={THE DEPRESSION OF THE MAIN CHARACTER
IN I WAS HERE BY GAYLE FORMAN},
		year={2020},
		url={http://repo.bunghatta.ac.id/1019/},
		abstract={In this paper, the writer analyzes about the depression of the main
character in I Was Here, it is a novel by Gayle Forman. The novel is about Megan
Gracia, a girl who had depression in tenth grade of her school. The writer uses
psychological theory to analyze the depression in I Was Here. The technique of
the research applied by the writer is a close reading to understand this novel and
help the writer to do the analysis. The analysis has two goals which are the
symptoms of the main character?s depression and the causes of the main
character?s depression. The depression of the main character which is shown by
several symptoms. There are the feeling of hopelessness, the decreased of energy,
oversleeping and the thoughts of suicide or even the suicide attempts. The causes
of the main character?s depression are genetic and situational. In conclusion, the
feeling of hopelessness, oversleep and others symptoms of depression can lead
someone commit to suicide, then the genetic and the trauma can make someone
had depression.
Keywords: main character, depression, symptoms, depression-causes}
		}