Motifs of depression in Catcher in the Rye
... together he gets even more depressed. His relationship with his school friend Ackley makes Holden depressed because of how Ackley acts or what he does. His idea of Jean and his roommate making out also depresses him. In all of his relationships Holden always thinks of the worst and doesn’t try to really make it better, which makes him depressed. The setting of the novel helps the depression come out more. In the novel the weather was always gloomy. It was raining when Holden was really depressed, and always cold. His red hat was not just a protection from being out of place of the two worlds of being in a child state to the adult state, it was also a protection of the weather, depression. In the novel most of the actions took place at night, leaving a gloomy outlook. His struggle of staying in his childhood makes it impossible for Holden to come out and realize that growing up is a part of everyone’s life. He makes adulthood depressing and unemotional. When Holden acts young or thinks about his childhood times, he gets happy and more lively. He then discovers ...