Literature is presented in a form of written language. Language as instrument to excavate and parallel the possibilities so that the objectives can realize. To learn more about literature generally and to know the psychological depression from the main character in the Novel Room especially. This study was analyzed using the theory of Kusumanto and Siswanto about the types of depression. There are three research questions: (1) How is depression reflected in the language of the main characters, (2)What are the causes and effects of depression described in the “room” novel, (3) How did their solve depression. The research design in this study was to use a qualitative analytical literary design, for analysis the researcher used Kusumanto and Siswanto's theory about depression contained in the novel Room. The results showed that the two main characters in the novel Room experienced depression caused by a lack of outdoor activities and a lack of communication with other people. This happens because they are confined in a small room as seen from the action and dialogue in this novel, and seen through actions such as the character's habits or the main character's behavior. From the research results, it can be concluded that depression in the novel Room teaches us to be open to each other with the environment and communication. The result of this research shows that depression picture true Jack and Joy, they experienced some horrible event, where they have been lock up in a room, the cause of the lock up made Jack anti-social and Joy hurts her child, and try to kill herself. From in this research, it is concluded that the depression greatly affects a person’s life even for those closest to her.
Keywords : Depression and Room novels