As we know, Tom Henderson is wild about music, especially Rock. Throughout the novel, Tom expresses himself through the music of others, himself, and the constant change of band names. In the portrait above, arguably the greatest guitarist of all time is depicted, Jimi Hendrix. The painting shows Jimi rocking out to his music and his guitar, and it seems as though he is in his own world. This painting relates to Tom because, music takes him into a world of his own. When Tom is hit by the sound of music, whether it is the famous groups or himself and Sam, he is mesmerized and this makes him happy. This painting also relates to the theme of alienation. Tom alienates himself from others and in effort to do this; he is attached with music to keep him away from others. This relates back to the painting in the sense that, when music comes into play Tom much like Jimi Hendrix enter their own world.
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