Isolation In Pink Floyd's The Wall

The Wall, a revolutionary concept album from the English rock band Pink Floyd, examined the deep philosophical ideas of authority, isolation, and depression, following Pink, a young boy born during the Second World War in England, who grows up to become a rockstar. Despite his apparent fame and success, he falls into a state of mental instability and depression. He decides to isolate himself from society, with every awful memory of his life and the authority that used to control him as a brick in the wall that separates himself from the rest of the world. Growing up, Pink develops a distaste for authority, and attempts to avoid conforming to society, which leads to his isolation. As a child, Pink’s father was killed fighting for Britain in

He expresses a desire to complete “The Wall” by filling the aspects of his life involving human interaction with bricks in the wall. “What shall we use To fill the empty spaces Where we used to talk? How shall I fill The final places? How can I complete the wall” (Empty Spaces). We see him further himself from emotional connections with other people within the next chapter. He lusts for a woman physically but not emotionally, which portrays his extremely flawed perspective on women. “Ooooh, I need a dirty woman. Ooooh I need a dirty girl.” (Young Lust). He finds a girl and grows attached and dependant on her, showing he still is capable of exhibiting some emotion (One of My Turns). However the relationship does not last and he is left in isolation again. He does believe that he needs her despite his abuse of her. He treats her as an object as if he was addicted to her in the same way as narcotics (Don’t Leave Me Now). Her departure marks the beginning of his full isolation, which he administered upon himself. He believes he does not need anything from society, reiterating that all his appalling experiences have contributed to his current