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Catcher In The Rye Soundtrack
I believe this song belongs on the soundtrack because it connects to the Catcher in the Rye's theme of loneliness and depression. Throughout the song, the singer expresses his feelings of how he used to listen to the radio to drown out all his negative thoughts, however since somebody stole his car radio, now he is forced to think and listen to all his negative thoughts. Some lyrics that really stood out to me were “I find over the course of of our human existence//One thing consists of consistence//and it's that we're all battling fear//Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here//Oh my, too deep//Please stop thinking//I liked it better when my car had sound”. This reflects in the book because as Holden leaves Pency and explores New

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