Mason+Settino



Wiki 2: Item 1- You Had a Bad Day- Daniel Powter [|http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks?category=Homepage-logged_out&action=ClickSubmitSearch#you%20had%20a%20bad%20day/all/1] Item 2- Yonkers- Tyler the Creator [|http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks?category=Homepage-logged_out&action=ClickSubmitSearch#Tyler%2C%20The%20Creator/all/1] Item 3- Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day [|http://www.playlist.com/searchbeta/tracks?category=Homepage-logged_out&action=ClickSubmitSearch#boulevard%20of%20broken%20dreams/all/1]

These songs capture the essence of Holden's character in Catcher in the Rye. In "You Had a Bad Day" the artist portrays the life of someone who had been down on their luck for quite a while and feels resentment toward the world, just as Holden feels toward phonies such as Stradlater. Holden feels like this especially after the fight. In "Yonkers," Tyler the Creator raps about how society is in a dark place and how nobody is "real." Holden feels like society has fallen to the phonies and they are past the point of no return. Similar to "You Had a Bad Day", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is about a man who feels lonely all the time. The songs shows how lonliness can affect one's mental state. Holden has a lot of time to think to himself, so he feels alone and that nobody will ever understand him. Holden acts upon these feelings when he leaves Pency forever.

__Tyler the Creator__ Tyler the Creator is the ideal artist for Holden. Tyler the Creator raps about how fake society is and how all the famous people are fake. Tyler encourages people to be different and has actually become famous because of the message he sends to be your own person, have your own ideas, and not socialize. Holden's feelings are captured perfectly by Tyler the Creator's messages.