Allie's Mitt Poems

Beauty is all around us.

It surrounds the world we walk on.

Yet we never take the time,

To embrace what is so near

Dreams fill the mind

Through the night,

And through the day.

New treasures

Found in mystical places.

A whole world of paths to take.

Holden Caulfield Acrostic Poem

Hoodwink
Obscure
Lonely
Depressed
Estranged
Naive


Crazed
Alienated
Unique
Let-down
Fake
Isolated
Emotional
Liar
Disillusioned

Song Titles

I found a couple of songs that I think relate well to the themes of the Catcher in the Rye


1. Red Hot Chili Peppers- Otherside
The lyrics in this song best relate the theme of alienation in the novel.


"Burn me out leave me on the otherside 
I yell and tell it that 
It's not my friend 
I tear it down I tear it down 
And then it's born again"

In other words, I am trapped on the otherside and I feel like I'm trying to fit into a world that I never belonged in. Maybe I just belong on the otherside of the wall.

2. Drake- Cameras
The theme of phoniness shows up in the song.


"Baby girl you need to stop it -- all that pride and self esteem
Got you angry about this girl I'm with in all them magazines
Baby she look like a star, but only on camera
Only on camera, only on camera
It look like we in love, but only on camera "


This reminds me of all the phoniness I see in film. Drake explains perfectly that all the things you see in films are fake and it's "only on camera."


3. Drake- I Get Lonely Too
This song represents the theme of loneliness
"Waited on you for so longToo many days since JanuaryI'm still sitting here aloneWe shoulda did this already"
I try to meet new people, but somehow I always end up lonely. This song represents my loneliness and more importantly how much I miss Jane and I wish could go back to my childhood in Maine with her.


4. Jadakiss- Whos Real
Phoniness is a main theme in this song.

"He's Phony She's Fake Thats The Type Of People I Hate
If Your Real And You Know It Clap Your Hands...

Whose Real Whose Not? Shes Real But Hes Not"

I hate being around phony people. Nobody should be something they're not or act differently then you're supposed to. That kills me.