Holden would start thinking of this song as he watches Phoebe riding around in the carrousel on page 213. Since the song represents overcoming depression and hardships, it fits wonderfully into the situation Holden is in, moving towards the right direction and getting professional help for his problems. Lost! perfectly demonstrates Holden's new life starting by looking back at the events that ruined his previous one.
The song Lost! by Coldplay represents Holden's sense of depression and how detached he is from the rest of society, through the melancholy lyrics. In the third verse, the lyrics go, "I just got lost, every river that I tried to cross, every door I ever tried was locked..." This line shows the hardships Holden had to go through throughout the past month. In addition, it also demonstrates how "lost" Holden really was, not being able to connect with anybody in society, and having no doors open for him. This is similar to when Holden is in the Wicker bar, saying, "I was crying and all...I was feeling so damn depressed and lonesome." Holden's depression is shown through his breakdown crying and he is coping with how lost he is by getting himself drunk. Through its reminiscing, somber lyrics, Lost! by Coldplay symbolizes Holden's gloominess.
I feel the same way about this song as you do. However, I have a little to add. The song also suggests how there is danger at every turn, even if it might seem impossible. The song suggests, "You might be a big fish/ in a little pond/Doesn't mean you've won/ 'Cause along may come/ a bigger one." This connects to Holden in the way that he never predicts or cares what happens in the future. In fact, did he ever think that Maurice, the "bigger [fish]," would deal him an iron-hard blow to his stomach?
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I agree with Winnie and Tom, but I also think this song could represent Holden's search for Phoebe in Chapter 16ish. The part of the song where it goes "I just got lost, every river that I tried to cross, every door I ever tried was locked..." represents how Holden looked for Phoebe in all of the places that he thought she might be, but he couldn't find her...
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