The subjects in both the song “Blue” by Marina and the Diamonds and Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye are similar in that they both share feeling of insecurity and being alone. Holden’s constant urge to dial or pay for company demonstrate his reliance on others for his insecurities and alienation . His strong reliance on others is because to fully comprehend himself and to gain solutions to his moral questionings, Holden has to accept his insecurities while being isolated. In “Blue”, Marina sings about having low self-esteem thus her dependence on others for moral solutions: “Gimme love, gimme dreams, gimme a good self esteem Gimme good and pure.” Similarly to the conversation Holden had with Sally at the roller rink, where she gives Holden reasons
