Think-Tac-Toe...Theme

This is the music I chose to represent the theme from the story, the Wave.


The Pretender
By Foo Fighters
This song represents the Wave’s theme by illustrating an non-wave member’s point of view, like Laurie, because in its lyrics it says ‘What if I say I'm not like the others? What if I say I'm not just another one of your plays? You're the pretender What if I say I will never surrender?’ I think that definitely represents someone’s point of view that does not want to join the Wave, wants to be an individual, and someone who wants to have freedom to have their own mind.

Got To Be
By Des’ree
To me, this song seems like it is telling someone to be an individual, and be their selves. It is a message to people in the Wave, telling them to be whoever they want to be. It says, ‘You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser, you gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger, you gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together.’ I think that is meant to show someone all the different things they can be.

Beautiful
By Christina Aguilera
This song seems like it is telling someone, such as a Wave member, to not be judged by their peers, because it doesn’t matter about what someone else thinks, because it matters what they think. The song says, ‘you are beautiful no matter what they say, words can't bring you down, you are beautiful in every single way, yes, words can't bring you down’. It is telling someone not to care what other people say.

Waiting On The World To Change
By John Mayer
This song represents someone who is a non-Wave member and who thinks that the Wave is turning into something more than just an experiment, and who hopes that it will go away eventually. They do not think that anything they would do would make a difference, so they just wait. ‘Now we see everything that's going wrong, with the world and those who lead it, we just feel like we don't have the means, to rise above and beat it. So we keep waiting, waiting on the world to change, we keep on waiting, waiting on the world to change.’