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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelSaint maybe is the 13 th novel written by Anne Tyler. Saint Maybe is an amazing
story, which tells about a man, namely Ian Bedloe. Ian Bedloe as the main character
of the story is involved in a tragedy which leads to a depression and needs to find a
way to overcome his depression. He experiences guilty feeling and results in
depression. Therefore, I want to know the factors of Ian Bedloe?s depression and the
efforts that he does to overcome it. I analyze the factors and the efforts using literary
approach namely characterization and conflict which are also supported by
psychological theories: the theory of guilty feeling and depression. Through the
analysis, I find out that Ian Bedloe can overcome his depression. However before
that, he has experienced several stages in facing his tragedy. There are supporting
factors that make him able to overcome his depression: the internal and external
factors. Finally, it can be concluded that the guilty feeling that causes depression is
something to be faced; asking for forgiveness is an excellent way to overcome this
problem, as what Ian Bedloe has done.