Catcher In The Rye Depression Essay

Did you know that 1.5 women and 1-8 men will experience depression at some stage of their lives?People go into depression because maybe they were abused or lost a loved one or maybe it is in their family history ( Genetics also from feeling alone).Holden struggles with depression threw out the story because of the loss of his little brother. In the story Holden shows that he is depressed by doing drugs . “When i got inside the phone booth i wasn’t much in the mood anymore to give old jane a buzz, i was drunk, i guess.So what i did i gave old sally hayes a buzz” (Salinger 150). He was so drunk that he didn't realized that he called jane and he didn't realized what he was saying.Also he knew he was lonely so he had to call someone so he would not be alone. He also smokes a lot and smoking cigarette is considered as a drug. “ i am a very heavy smoker” ( Salinger 5). Holden started smoking because he is depressed about his
He separated himself from everyone at the game. “ Then i went over and laid on Ely’s bed. Boy did i feel rotten . i felt so damn lonesome” ( Salinger 7) . Holden is thinking about his brother and he begin to feel alone. Holden hates everyone but yet he still feels alone. “New york’s terrible when somebody laughs on the street very late at night. You can hear it from miles , It makes you feel so lonesome and depressed. I kept wishing i could go home and shoot the bull for a while with old phoebe” ( Salinger 81) . Holden feels better when he thinks about phoebe. I think it's because she is the only person he connect