Upon first glance, the disheveled, disappointed, and depressed Kurt Cobain doesn't seem to fit the profile of a martyr, but appearances can be deceiving. Cobain is often called the martyr for Generation X. He is the voice of the underdogs, the misfits, the misunderstood, and anyone else who has been outcast by popular society. Growing up, he struggled to fit in. After his parents divorced when he was seven, his behavior became uncontrollable and his mother sent him to live with relatives. Instead of trying to understand the root of his aggression, his family chose to medicate him with Ritalin and sedatives. Even as a child, the people he loved the most misunderstood him. As he grew up, he continued to be unaccepted. In high school, he was cast off and harassed by his peers. Cobain's solace was his music, his voice. He used his lyrics to stand...