simlar to catcher in the rye maybe
2007-02-23 04:01:58 · 18 answers · asked by Arlette 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Catcher in the Rye" by JD Salinger
"Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
"The Trick is to Keep Breathing" by Janice Galloway
2007-02-23 05:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by Ruth E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sylvia Plath's main character in _The Bell Jar_ not only "becomes depressed." She undergoes shock therapy, which was and is a gruesome and unnecessary psychiatric treatment. And Plath committed suicide shortly after finishing the book.
A few Franz Kafka stories deal with psychological issues - in "The Metamorphosis," the main character wakes up as a cockroach and is, needless to say, pretty depressed about it. He becomes more depressed due to his family's terrible treatment. There's another story about a father and son ... can't remember the title. The father causes the son to jump off a bridge.
And try some plays by Bertolt Brecht. And short stories by Kurt Vonnegut.
2007-02-23 17:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
Long Day's Journey Into Night & The Iceman Cometh, both by Eugene O'Niell
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
"A Clean, Well-Lighted Place", short story by Ernest Hemingway
2007-02-23 12:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground. The protagonist, known as the Underground Man in the novel could be said to not only be depressed, but also sickly basking in his own self-pity. He has similarities to Holden Caulfield and I was reminded of Catcher in the Rye when I read Notes from Underground. Hope that helps!
2007-02-23 12:10:30 · answer #4 · answered by squirl_lover 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A Complicated Kindness" by Miriam Toews.
This book has been described as the Amish "Catcher in the Rye." The narrator is a teenage girl whose life spirals downward, but there is hope for the future.
2007-02-23 13:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath will change your life.
Also I would recommend her Arial poems...
The Bell Jar is highly based on the author's own life experiences. She becomes depressed and goes a little mad, but her thoughts seem so rational that you start to believe you're going crazy yourself. It's a beautiful book with real themes, and anyone can enjoy it. It's a learning experience. Enjoy!
2007-02-23 12:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica La La Leigh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe.. Tears of a Tiger...?
I read it a long time ago for school, and I'm sorry but I can't recall the author... but I'm pretty sure the main character becomes depressed..(?) ... all I really remember is the beginning, and the ending, lol.. can't remember the middle much.
also, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, as other people have said.
2007-02-23 12:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Dani 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath. It is a semi-autobiographical story about the main character's decline into madness which mirror's Plath's struggles with depression.
2007-02-23 12:11:14 · answer #8 · answered by melissa 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath
2007-02-23 12:06:09 · answer #9 · answered by surfchika 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Cement Garden
2007-02-23 12:10:13 · answer #10 · answered by quest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋