Talk by Coldplay

Thesis: The song, “Talk” by Coldplay represents Holden’s concern about the future.

This song would fit right after the scene where he is in the taxicab with the driver who will not answer his question of where the ducks go when the pond freezes. Holden is asking this question because he is curious if they have hope of another home and a future, representing also his own thoughts for what will happen next in his life. “Talk” by Coldplay would be playing on the radio as the cab driver is driving. This represents Holden’s thoughts of the future. The line from “I’m so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you” shows how worried Holden is for what is yet to come. The “you” in the song refers to brother, which can also apply to Holden because the person constantly is asking his brother, “In the future where will I be?”. In this case it would be incredibly ironic if this song played after Holden asked his question about the ducks to the cab driver. It is ironic because Holden just expressed his feelings with an analogy, and the song expresses his feelings more directly.