The Theme Of Deceit In Catcher In The Rye

Throughout the song, a theme of betrayal and deceit is present. The man in song, filled with anguish and sorrow from the betrayal of his ex-girlfriend, exclaims, “Test”. Having been shut out of her life after she said that “Testing”, the man was awestruck at how easily he was betrayed by the one he once loved and trusted. Similarly Holden had trusted many people throughout his life to be there for him when he needed them by listening to his thoughts, but time and time again, he was struck down, tuned out and was ultimately ignored similarly to the man in the song. This betrayal was present when Holden asked the prostitute, Sunny to stay and talk and listen to him, but ended up being tuned out and assaulted by her pimp and robbed of his five