Paranoia In The Song 'Somebody's Watching Me'

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In the song “Somebody's Watching Me” by Rockwell represents Holden's paranoia when he finds Mr. Antolini watching while he is sleeping. For example, Holden believes that Mr. Antolini is hitting on him when he wakes to find him petting his head. He says, “When something perverted like that happens, I sweat like a bastard. That kind of stuff’s happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid. I can’t stand it” (Salinger 193). Holden faces this issue by abruptly leaving Mr. Antolini’s home. The trauma of childhood events are the reason for his paranoid attitude. Holden can not differentiate between pity and attraction among his acquaintances. The entire subject of attraction is not clear for Holden. In addition, when Rockwell sings “Somebody's

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