Leverage: Kurt

Dear Kurt,

                I am making a playlist of songs that describes your part in the book, Leverage.  I looked for coming to age songs that have a connection to the story.  I’m going to put the links to some songs that remind me of the theme of the book in the paragraphs below.

The first song of this playlist is “We Are Young” by Fun. I chose this song because in pages 90-95 there is a party at a football player’s house and it is the “party of the century”.  The similarities between the book and song are they are both at a party and drinking and having a good time.

My second is “The Show Goes On” by Lupe Fiasco. This song is about no matter where you come from you still can achieve your goals. When you get knocked down in life don’t give up.  This relates to when you moved from foster home to foster home but you never give up.  “Something I learned in foster care is that power and size matter. So does toughness.” (p.35). this is your song.

My third song is “Hall of Fame” by The Script. This song is about overcoming challenges to become the best. “Scott hands me the ball, I see a gap big enough to go through. “The only person between me and the end zone is Jefferson’s cornerback. I hurdle over him, my cleat nicked his helmet, I am now in the end zone”. (p.71). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk48xRzuNvA

My final song is “Titanium” by David Guetta. This song is almost the same as the second song “The Show Goes On”. In “Titanium” the song talks about being strong on the inside. You go through a lot of pain and suffering in your early life and you managed to get through it all. It sometimes doesn’t matter what’s on the outside, it matters what’s on the inside.

Cohen, Joshua. Leverage. New York: Dutton, 2011. Print.