“I don’t like supposing that somebody like Jesus was alive now and pretending and imagining what he’d do. But if he was Jesus and he held that he was the real Jesus that had the same views as before – well, Eleanor Rigby wouldn’t mean that much to him.” (John Lennin) Eleanor Rigby Is justifiably known as one of the Beetles most timeless compositions to this date. This song marked a shift in the optimism of the Beatles “happy go lucky” tune in their previous works, and in its place it presented an almost dark cynical feel. Written by Paul McCartney and produced by George Lennin; Eleanor Rigby was composed in the basement of John Asher’s family home on Wimpole Street, London. Initially this song was alleged to be a love ballad, but that quickly translated into a melodic tune about the loneliness that takes place in the lives of two people.
The song begins with a recurrence of the verse “look at all the lonely people.” This creates emphasis on the subject being discussed, solidarity. The intent of this repetition was to exaggerate the loneliness that is prevalent in the world. The narrators of the song desire to highlight the loneliness that he experiences in the faces of those around him. The beetles have an aura of unity when singing this verse by using the word “all” when referring to the people. “All” can be seen as a hyperbole since it is used as an exaggeration intended to bring attention to the plight of those suffering, from the desolate feel of being alone in a “sea of people.” The purpose of this hyperbole makes loneliness the great equalizer, it does not see ethnicity or gender rather destitution strikes everyone.
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...n this song was being composed, the Beatles did not know the impact that it would have on their audience. “There was no plan behind this song, it just happened”(John Lennin) Many critics would call it an unplanned masterpiece. McCartney says that the story that was painted for millions to view was nothing more than his imagination. The Beatles wanted to take their listeners on a journey of post- war Britain. They wanted the audience to feel the pain that women and children felt after they lost there loved ones to the war. Often called a ballad to “lament the lonely”, this song has become much more than an ode. Unknown to the Beatles the new sound of “Eleanor Rigby” would be important to their evolution in the POP genre. “I think Eleanor Rigby was a very important musical move forward. It certainly inspired me to listen to more songs in that vein.”(Pete Townshend)
In the first stanza the sentence, “it’s a singular, human thud”, this line creates a picture in the mind that there’s feel of isolation and lonesomene...
In Emma Griffith's Liberty’s Dawn, what are the changes that the Industrial Revolution brought for men, children, and women of the working class? In your answer, you must include her description of life before the Industrial Revolution and then the changes that were brought about for each group. Also, make sure to draw directly from the Griffin to support your answer.
The theme of the past is a key aspect of 'Beloved' and the 'Selected Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar' as the narrators, in both texts, have a nostalgic perception of the many years that have passed, whether the memories are pleasant or grim they are reflected upon with – at the very least – a hint of admiration alongside a deep longing to return to the past. Similarly, in Arthur Miller's 'Death of a Salesman', the tragic hero, Willy Loman, is also constantly drifting back into the past to when his sons were ambitious young men and he was a successful businessman. 'Beloved' was set after the American Civil War in 1873, where many black people were heavily mistreated and suffered long and gruelling years of slavery. The novel was written in 1987, but the author was able to capture the hopes and dreams of most Black Americans whilst simultaneously criticising the treatment they received at the hands of a racist society. Paul Laurence Dunbar also uses the same context in his work, again depicting the longing to be freed from a past life of slavery, which is particularly conveyed in his 'Invitation to Love'. Contrastingly, in 'Death of a Salesman' Willy also yearns for the people of his past, such as Ben Loman, his older brother, who was his role model of success for himself and his sons. In 1945, World War 2 had ended and left American citizens financially very well off and by 1949, agriculture became a difficult job as the Government was more interested in co-operate farms, thus providing a new American Dream; working in high-end businesses to gain a large salary and a respected status. This was Willy Loman's dream, however Arthur Miller used his protagonist to portray how competitive and cut-throat the business world was and how emplo...
The world today can sometimes be a hard place to live, or at least live in comfort. Whether it be through the fault of bullies, or an even more wide spread problem such as racism, it is nearly impossible to live a day in the world today and feel like it was only full of happiness and good times. Due to this widespread problem of racism, often times we tend to see authors go with the grain and ignore it, continuously writing as if nothing bad happens in the world. Fortunately, Claudia Rankine, is not one of these authors. Rankine manages to paint a vivid picture of a life of hardships in her lyric Citizen: An American Lyric. In this lyric Claudia Rankine shows that she truly has a very interesting and not commonly used approach to some literary
The song sends a positive and peaceful aura; John Lennon hopes we can all live as one. He establishes his credibility, or ethos, by being one of the original
Neaverson, B. 1997, “You Can Do That! A Hard Day’s Night,” The Beatles Movies, pp. 15-30
The Beatles are known, respectively, as the fathers of modern pop music. After their first #1 hit “Please Please Me” was released in 1963 the Beatles were set in motion to become one of the most influential groups of musicians to ever rock our world. With over forty-nine records, 37 #1’s, and thirty- four number one albums (the highest amount of any band in history), there is no denying that they made a monumental ripple in the musical world. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr surprisingly all come from humble beginnings in a town that, until their superstardom, was barely noticed on the map. Liverpool, being kn...
In essence, this song carries various sociological concepts. It concentrates on the main idea about the social construction of reality and talking about how reality is changing. The song questions the actions and mentally of individuals violating the norms and values of society. The band takes into consideration various factors of why it is happening including the media and religion. As a result they talk about such influences taking control building and developing a sense of self. This is a great song about present day problems and how society changes with them.
In the book, “Citizen - An American Lyric” by Claudia Rankine wrote about racial prejudice that the black body has been facing due to stereotyping. In the book, Rankine said the blacks are being judged by the color of their skin and not viewed as equal to their white counterpart. Rankine then backed up her claims by using descriptive imagery to create pictures in our mind as well as evoking feelings by citing various incidents to illustrate how black persons are still being discriminated against and wrongly perceived in the society we’re living in today. The purpose of Rankine’s use of her descriptive imagery is an attempt to capitalize on all of a reader 's senses and build them into something vivid and real in the reader 's mind that some
This decision changed the face of music forever. The Beatles made documentaries and videos because they weren’t touring and doing interviews anymore. They could explain the music that way, leaving more time to spend in the studio. It was necessary to stop touring for them to continue recording great music. If they hadn’t made that decision, they would have never reached their full creative potential. The Beatles still cared about their fans, so they started making films and created the visual album in Sgt. Pepper’s Band of Lonely Hearts. “The cover shows the Beatles as bandsmen surrounded by effigies of several dozen historical figures, living and dead, including Karl Marx, Marilyn Monroe, W.C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Marlon Brando, Bob Dylan, Mohandas K. Ghandi, Shirley Temple, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Albert Einstein”, (Crawford 492). In this album the band was creating music by another, imaginary band, outside of
In her eulogy for Coretta Scott King, Maya Angelou uses figurative language and repetition to compel the audience to follow King’s example of peaceful yet strong advocacy of human rights.
A Utopia can be viewed as Heaven on Earth, with a brotherhood of all man. Where no one has any possessions, there is no starving people, and certainly no greed. If all of this happened, we wouldn't need religion, as there would be no sin. John Lennon's use of imagery throughout the song, supported by the events surrounding Vietnam, create an idealistic Utopia in which the listener can shortly live in until the song ends. The songs importance is unmatched by any of his others, as it birthed his assassins intellect as to why he should kill him. “Imagine” by John Lennon will forever be one of the worlds anthems in times of chaos.
Maya Angelou is a very inspiring and courageous woman who says how she feels through her poems without coming off in a hateful manner, but rather a sophisticated and intelligent way. Her poems varies between subjects such as love, passion,racism and the way of life. However, in her poem “Phenomenal Woman” she speaks for all women around the world who doesn’t feel they fit in with today’s society.
but had left because she did not like the religious environment. For a woman of
The Beatles were clever with their music; the vast majority of it subversive. The Beatles managed to be things for all people...they appealed to all musical senses during Beatlemania. Songs such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand” were the types that assured parents they were a “safe” band, yet sexual tension oozed out of even these seemingly harmless lyrics (i.e. built ecstasy in the rising voice of “hand”). “From Me to You,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “All My Loving” among others were songs that reaffirmed The Beatles’ sex symbol status. Spitz describes the ensuing female hysteria perfectly: “the work that went into the [Beatles Christmas Show] meant nothing to the female fans, whose aim was to gaze...with tormented eyes, hands clutched arthritically at the sides of their faces, mouths twisted in anguished, blood-curdling screams” (455). Young women essentially ran the media. Makela notes that the music industry of the time focused on market and technique (27). The Beatles’ songs were shaped to appeal strongly to teenage girls, and the response was mind-boggling: “Girls have fainted... have been camping out overnight days...for tickets” (Spitz 429); “The NY times reported that 3000 teens stood outside the international arriva...