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Taylor Swift’s ‘TTPD’ Songs Remind Us of These Fictional Characters
Each song on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ reminds Us of a certain fictional character from movies, TV and literature
Just as Swift studies poetry and Kelce plays football, High School Musical ’s Troy ( Zac Efron) and Gabriella ( Vanessa Hudgens) make an unlikely pairing with her academic intelligence and his basketball prowess. He is constantly having flashbacks to his former boss in New York City degrading him and his mom and his brother yelling at him, their voices literally “ringing in [his] head.” Yet, just as Swift does in “ thanK you aIMee,” Carmy uses their insults and pressure as motivation to be the best, and it ultimately pays off in his success (“I built a legacy that you can’t undo.”) In the song’s chorus, she encourages the protagonist, singing “Way to go, tiger.” Matilda — from Roald Dahl ’s eponymous children’s book and the subsequent 1996 film adaptation — is a young, innocent girl who is endlessly curious and kind, but stuck in unfortunate circumstances.
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