Catcher in the Rye Essay
Holden: Falling Into Darkness “This fall I think you’re riding for, it’s a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn’t permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling” (Salinger 186). Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger. In the novel, Holden Caulfield struggles with growing up and accepting his brother, Allie’s death. He feels lonely, depressed and isolated from his parents who keep sending him away to different schools which Holden keeps flunking out of. Holden is falling into darkness over the death of Allie and feeling like there is no one he can talk to now that Allie is gone. The theme of loneliness and depression in Catcher in the Rye is depicted in the songs: “Don’t You Worry Child” by Swedish House Mafia and “Beautiful” by Payable on Death. To begin with, “Don’t You Worry Child” talks about the singer losing his dad. In Catcher in the Rye, Holden loses Allie. The singer keeps going back to the past and reminiscing how he was happy then. In the song it says “ There was a time, I used to look into my father’s eyes in a happy home, I was a king I had a gold throne. Those days are gone, now the memories are on the wall, I still hear the sounds from the places where I was born” …show more content…
Catcher in the Rye talks about Holden Caulfield being depressed and lonely after his brother, Allie died. Holden feels lost and isolated from his parents who keep sending him away to different schools which he keeps failing. Holden tries to find someone to confide in, but ends up being rejected because he does not know how to communicate his feelings well. Holden struggles in his life to be happy, but keeps falling and does not know when it will end. Hence, the songs and Catcher in the Rye have similarities with loneliness and
Holden: Falling Into Darkness “This fall I think you’re riding for, it’s a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn’t permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom. He just keeps falling and falling” (Salinger 186). Catcher in the Rye was written by J.D. Salinger. In the novel, Holden Caulfield struggles with growing up and accepting his brother, Allie’s death. He feels lonely, depressed and isolated from his parents who keep sending him away to different schools which Holden keeps flunking out of. Holden is falling into darkness over the death of Allie and feeling like there is no one he can talk to now that Allie is gone. The theme of loneliness and depression in Catcher in the Rye is depicted in the songs: “Don’t You Worry Child” by Swedish House Mafia and “Beautiful” by Payable on Death. To begin with, “Don’t You Worry Child” talks about the singer losing his dad. In Catcher in the Rye, Holden loses Allie. The singer keeps going back to the past and reminiscing how he was happy then. In the song it says “ There was a time, I used to look into my father’s eyes in a happy home, I was a king I had a gold throne. Those days are gone, now the memories are on the wall, I still hear the sounds from the places where I was born” …show more content…
Catcher in the Rye talks about Holden Caulfield being depressed and lonely after his brother, Allie died. Holden feels lost and isolated from his parents who keep sending him away to different schools which he keeps failing. Holden tries to find someone to confide in, but ends up being rejected because he does not know how to communicate his feelings well. Holden struggles in his life to be happy, but keeps falling and does not know when it will end. Hence, the songs and Catcher in the Rye have similarities with loneliness and