TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - "Psychotic depression" and suicide in David Foster wallace's infinite jest
JO  - Critique - studies in contemporary fiction
A1  - Thomas, E.A.
SP  - 276
EP  - 291
VL  - 54
IS  - 3
N2  - This essay offers a close analysis of one particular character in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest: Kate Gompert, a suicidal marijuana addict afflicted with "psychotic depression." While the novel consistently posits a neuroscientific, material explanation for such an illness-i.e., the primacy of the body and the tyrannical oppression of brain chemistry-there also exists a spiritual-philosophical undercurrent that posits a construction of the Self defined by experience and choice. Copyright © 2013 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1619
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2011.587476
ID  - ref1
ER  -