The Lonely Island's Threw It On The Ground

The song “Threw it on the Ground” by The Lonely Island could represent Holden’s views that performers that are “too good” are phony. At one point, he comments on the actors he is watching, and says, “If you do something too good, then, after a while, you start showing off.” (Salinger 126). He shows his belief that actors just become fake after a while, and all end up being phonies. This belief turns into all out dislike of actors in general. This dislike is also shown in The Lonely Island, when they say, “Two Hollywood phonies try to give me their autograph/ GROUND!/ Nobody wants your autograph, phonies!” (The Lonely Island). In this lyric they directly call actors phonies, reflecting Holden’s idea pretty well. Holden describes these actors