The Deep Sadness Experienced by the Main Character as Reflected in Porter’s The Lady in Black

The subject of the research is the short story entitled The Lady in Black written by Eleanor H. Porter. Meanwhile the object is the deep sadness experienced by the main character. The aim of the research is to analyze the deep sadness experienced by the main character. Adopting the qualitative approach, the data were analyzed descriptively using a psychological angle. The result of the research shows that the main character experienced a deep sadness due to the loss of her daughter. The features that indicate the feeling of grief of the main character are depression, anxiety, anger and hostility, anhedonia, loneliness, agitation, fatigue, low self-esteem, sense of helplessness and hopelessness, suspicious, interpersonal problems, yearning for the deceased and preoccupation with the memory of the deceased. Keywords: Deep sadness, Psychological approach, The Lady in Blac