Emily+Morris+Catcher+Cultural+References

1.) "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" by Green Day [] 2.) "Holden Caulfield" by Hailey Wojcik [] 3.) "Basket Case" by Green Day [] There are cultural references to Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger in many movies, TV shows, literature and songs. For example, "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" by Green Day is a song about how Billie Joe Armstrong relates to the character of Holden Caulfield in that he feels like an outcast and lacks motivation. Holden thinks it's him against the world and he doesn't care if he flunks his classes. "Holden Caulfield" by Hailey Wojcik talks about how everyone around is fake or phony, and Holden describes a lot of his life's institutions and people in the same way. "Basket Case", also by Green Day, is said to be about Holden Caulfield. It talks about whining about the world, which Holden has done a lot of thus far, and how everyone is melodramatic and make something out of nothing. This kind of reminds me of Spencer and how he was concerned over Holden's grades while Holden didn't really care, and how Ackley took offense to Holden talking about his religion. I think that Holden Caulfield's character would like the band Neutral Milk Hotel, especially their "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" album, because it is about how the world is full of terrible people who do bad things, but there are a few special people who are beautiful and loveable. Holden seems to be critical of pretty much everyone, but he finds Jane to be an exception.