Submitted by ChairmanUzamaoki t3_10n19ev in books
TheJester0330 t1_j69079u wrote
Reply to comment by jimmbolina in What is the meaning of the depth Patrick Bateman goes into about music in American Psycho? by ChairmanUzamaoki
I disagree, his opinions on the music are shallow, and often miss the point. To use Hip to Be Square, Patrick sees it as a song about conformity, about how it's better to fit in then be an individual or buck the status quo.
Huey Lewis wrote the song satirically, it's meant to make fun if "squares" as it comments are people losing what makes them unique. Patrick doesn't understand this though because like everything ss he can only understand the surface level interpretation
jimmbolina t1_j6asgr3 wrote
Could be. But just because he's interpreted the song wrong doesn't mean he can't have genuine feelings towards it.
I dunno. I just love talkin about books.
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