Loneliness

The song “I’m just a Kid,” by Simple Plan conveys the difficulty of being a kid through the concept of loneliness which is also a repeated issue in Holden’s life. In the song, the first three lines are “I woke up it was seven, I waited till eleven, just to figure out that no one would call.” This is where loneliness is first represented. It says that he waited for four hours, but no one wanted to spend time with him. This is a similar scenario to Holden’s situation. Holden is constantly searching for companionship as well. On page 69, when Holden visits the Lavender Room, he is feeling very lonely and so he starts to look around for someone he can spend time with and maybe even start a conversation with even though they are a complete stranger to him. In the songs chorus, it also mentions, “Nobody cares cause I’m alone in the world.” This statement can almost be placed anywhere in the book because Holden is nearly always experiencing the pain of having no one that cares about him which causes most of his loneliness. This is another reason to why he often has the urge to call Jane. Jane is very comforting to Holden because she gives Holden someone to talk to, although Holden is constantly held back and never calls Jane so she continues to just be a memory to him. Holden and the song both are very similar in the way that they both are struggling with loneliness.