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21st Century Breakdown is a [[Rock Opera]] by the rock band [[Green Day (Music)|Green Day]] released as a follow-up to their popular album [[American Idiot (Music)|American Idiot]]. The plot follows [[Battle Couple|two lovers]] named [[Meaningful Name|Christian]] and [[Theme Naming|Gloria,]] who are followed in the story as they witness the many new trials faced by the common man in the recent years of America (Mainly told in first-person from the point of Christian).
 
Several of the themes looked at by [[Anti -Hero|Christian]] (Who is [[Alternative Character Interpretation|most definitely]] [[Sarcasm Mode|not]] [[Western Terrorists|a terrorist]]) include [[Corrupt Church|religion,]] [[American Political System|politics,]] and [[Best Served Cold|vengeance,]] along with being heavily involved in his relationship with Gloria. He is very cynical about most large organizations, and feels he and Gloria must stand up for [[The Everyman]]. Gloria, meanwhile, is trying to hold onto her original beliefs while trying to help Christian as well.
 
Several tracks, including "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns", are used in the [[Theatrical Productions|Broadway production]] of American Idiot.
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* [[Epic Rocking]]: "American Eulogy"
* [[Expy|Expies]]: Christian and Gloria can be seen as either these or [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|Suspiciously Similar Substitutes]] for [[American Idiot (Music)|Jesus of Suburbia and Whatsername]], although there are [[Your Mileage May Vary|shades of difference]]: Christian is smarter and more insane; Gloria is more world-weary.
* [["I Am" Song]]: Several, most obvious being the title track.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "Know Your Enemy," echoed near the end of "Restless Heart Syndrome."
* [[Loudness War]]: As with ''American Idiot'', it's really badly clipped.
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** Used more so during "Horseshoes and Handgrenades."
* [[New Media Are Evil]]: "The Static Age"
* [[Precision F -Strike]]: See [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]].
* [[Protest Song]]: Pretty much everything that's not a love song or a [[BSOD Song]].
* [[Rebellious Spirit]]
* [[Recurring Riff]]: Several, being one of the main differences between this and American Idiot (Along with the fact that several songs were [[Subdued Section|written for piano]]). The "Song of the Century" parts, along with the guitar pattern at the beginning of [[Book Ends|"21st Century Breakdown" and "See the Light."]]
** The tune to the "Restless Heart Syndrome" chorus is also played at the beginning of "¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)", which is the song before it.
* [[Sex, Drugs and Rock And Roll]]: Many references to "pills and alcohol," along with the following part in "Before the Lobotomy"
{{quote| I'm not stoned<br />
I'm just fucked-up<br />
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