“Skinny Love,” written by Birdy, pertains to Holden’s thoughts about suicide. Throughout the book Holden always talks about how everything is phony and how he hates life because of it. Holden states, “What I really felt like, though, was committing suicide. I felt like jumping out the window”(Salinger 104). This portrays Holden’s desire to kill himself to end his misery because he thought he could not go on in this “phony” world. Also the misery of his brother’s death prolonged this feeling and made him feel depressed enough to consider such drastic measures, such as ending his life. The song proclaims, “I tell my love to wreck it all/ cut out all the ropes and let me fall”(Birdy). This song relates to Holden’s feelings about committing suicide
