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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe Pilgrim is a novel written by an Indonesian experimental playwright
and novelist, Iwan Simatupang. Using the European existentialist techniques,
Simatupang in this novel expresses the pain he felt after his wife?s death. The
novel tells about a story of a painter who loses his wife, becomes miserable,
struggles to overcome his problem and finally comes to the terms with reality. In
this study, I am interested in analyzing the development of the main character
from a depressed person to a realistic person. In the analysis, I use literary
approach consisting of the theories characterization and conflict. In addition, I use
the concept of depression to facilitate the analysis. From the analysis, I find out
that the death of his wife has brought great depressions toward him. In solving his
problem, the main character faces several conflicts, both external conflict and
internal conflict, which eventually help him to develop from a depressed person to
a realistic person. Finally, he is able to accept the reality and decides to live near
his wife?s grave by taking over the job of cemetery overseer. This novel gives a
picture about how human being deal with their problem and how they overcome
it.