Explore The Theme Of Loss In Punk Rock John, Hotel Rwanda, By Michael Lee

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to explore the theme of loss. This theme is shown in the texts, “Punk Rock John”, by Neil Hilborn, “Pass On”, by Michael Lee, “Hotel Rwanda”, directed by Terry George and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. During the poem “Pass On”, Michael Lee portrays this feeling of loss through the loss of his beloved best friend. He does this by talking about what to remember when searching for the lost and at number four he says “The day Steven was murdered everything that made us love him rushed from his knife wounds.” This quote shows that the poet has lost someone important and close to him and he is obviously devastated about it. Michael Lee tries to portray the idea of loss through the loss of his friend but also the purpose of this poem was …show more content…

This Text links to the texts above as like them the author experienced some form of a loss and learnt something from it. Also just like the first text, “Pass On,” by Michael Lee the poet believes that the dead are truly never gone. Neil Hilborn talks about how Punk Rock John saved him and how later he was murdered. This is shown when Neil says, “That first mosh pit was not a quiet conversation about suicide, it was Punk Rock John telling me, “Hey asshole! Don’t kill yourself!”” and later when the poet says, “But then some out-of-town skin dropped a guillotine knife blade into John’s skull. This shows both that he was the poets hero but was also tragically lost. The ending line shows the poets purpose of the text. It says, “As long as I can remember, I will hear him– he says, “kid, you’ll be fine.” This shows that even though this poem is all about loss, it can be overcome and loved ones are truly never gone as long as they are not gone from your memories. The point of this poem was to show that loss is devastating inevitable but can be overcome and that the lost loved ones will always be in your heart. The purpose is also obvious through the overall sad tone of the beginning of the text but the uplifting tone at the end. “Of Mice and Men”, the text below relates to this text as it also captures the feeling of loss although in a different way, through the loss of ultimate

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