Examples Of Loneliness In Catcher In The Rye

Another common theme in “The Catcher in The Rye”, “Coming Through the Rye”, and “ Lord Randal is loneliness”. One example of loneliness in The Catcher in the Rye is when Holden tries to invite the cab driver out for a drink. “"Well – take me to the Edmont then," I said. "Would you care to stop on the way and join me for a cocktail? On me, I'm loaded." “ Holden is so desperate for someone to talk to that he invites a cab driver, someone who he doesn’t know, out for a drink and he gets rejected. One example of loneliness in Coming Thro’ the Rye is when Jenny is crying in the rye. “O, Jenny’s a wat, poor baby; Jenny’s seldom dry; She draiglet a’ her petticoatie Coming thro’ the rye.” Jenny just met with a boy in the rye, and he now he is gone.
She is now stuck with the burden of carrying a secret,she has sex with someone who was not her spouse. Jenny feels alone to have have to carry this burden by herself because during that time, having casual sex could make someone have a reputation as a “whore” and be isolated if this was to be revealed. One example of loneliness in Lord Randal is when his mother ignores his needs after his lover betrayed him. In stanzas 1-5 the lines “For I’m wearied wi’ huntin’, and dain wad lie down” and in stanzas 6-10 the lines “For I’m sick at the heart and fain wad lie down” are repeated. Lord Randal repeats these lines throughout the poem to his mother, but she ignores because she is only concerned with finding out if her son was poisoned and what he’ll leave as his inheritance. This him evokes a feeling of loneliness because Lord Randal may understand that his mother doesn’t care about him, she only cares about his riches.