1. T HE C ATCHER IN THE R YE M USIC B Y A RISLEIDY R UIZ

2. W ELCOME TO MY LIFE BY S IMPLE P LAN T O INTRODUCE THE NOVEL I CHOOSE THE SONG " WELCOME TO MY LIFE " BY S IMPLE P LAN BECAUSE IT ' S SORT OF AN OUTLINE AS TO HOW H OLDEN FEELS IN HIS LIFE. S INCE IT ' S BASICALLY ABOUT BEING AN OUTCAST, ALONE, AND MISUNDERSTOOD.

3. J ESSIE ' S G IRL BY G LEE C AST T HIS SONG REFERS TO WHEN S TRADLATER IS GOING ON HIS DATE WITH J ANE AND H OLDEN KEEPS THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE LIKED HER AND WAS GOOD FRIENDS WITH HER.

4. I' M LOST WITHOUT YOU BY B LINK 182 I N CHAPTER 5 WHEN H OLDEN MENTIONS A LLIE ' S DEATH YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY TELL THAT HAD AN ETREME IMPACT ON HIM. I N A PART OF THE SONG THEY SAY "I SWEAR THAT I CAN GO ON FOREVER AGAIN. P LEASE LET ME KNOW THAT MY ONE BAD DAY WILL END. A RE YOU AFRAID OF BEING ALONE, CAUSE I AM. I' M LOST WITHOUT YOU ".

5. ALL SIGNS POINT TO LAUDERDALE BY A DAY TO REMEMBER I N CHAPTER 9 WHEN H OLDEN GET ' S HIT BY S TRADLATER AND THEN DECIDES TO LEAVE P ENCY THAT EXACT NIGHT. T HE SONG STATES " I HATE THIS TOWN, IT ' S SO WASHED UP A ND THEY ' LL TELL ME THAT IT ' S JUST BAD LUCK. W HEN WILL I FIND WHERE I FIT IN ? A ND DON ' T BELIEVE A WORD THEY ' RE TELLING TO YOU. D ON ' T BELIEVE A WORD THEY ' RE TELLING TO YOU. T HEY LET ME DOWN, WHEN WILL I FIND WHERE I FIT IN ? I HATE THIS TOWN."

6. S AME MISTAKE B Y J AMES B LUNT T HE SONG IS FOR WHEN H OLDEN LEAVES HIS HOTEL ROOM WHEN HE REALIZES THAT HE CAN ' T SLEEP AND DECIDES TO GO OUT AND TRY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

7. T HINKING OF Y OU B Y K ATY P ERRY W HEN H OLDEN IS WITH SUNNY AND ALL THESE OTHER GIRLS, HE CAN ' T SEEM TO GET TO THINK OF ANYONE ELSE BESIDES J ANE.

8. S UICIDAL T HOUGHTS B Y T HE N OTORIOUS B.I.G H OLDEN STARTS THINKING ABOUT SUICIDE.

9. M ARVIN ' S R OOM BY D RAKE W HEN HE DRUNK DIALS S ALLY ' S NUMBER AND STARTS TALKING TO HER WHILE INTOXICATED

10. I GET LONELY TOO BY D RAKE H OLDEN ALWAYS IS FEELING LONELY ESPECIALLY WHEN HE ' S STUCK AT THE HOTEL WITH NOTHING TO DO OR NO ONE TO TALK TOO.

11. S KINNY L OVE B Y B IRDY W HEN H OLDEN IS ABOUT TO LEAVE P HOEBE AND GO TO HE ' S FORMER TEACHER ' S HOUSE

12. M AD W ORLD B Y G ARY J ULES I SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SONG PERFECTLY GOES WITH HOLDEN AND HIS STATE OF MIND AT THE END OF THE BOOK AS HE WATCHES P HOEBE RIDE THE CARROUSEL.