Summary Of Rich Man's War By Steve Earle

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he song, “Rich Man’s War” by Steven Earle describes some reasons why people go to war. The song tells the brief tale about three young men and why they are involved in the war in the Middle East. The song looks at the war from diverse perspectives. Steve Earle sings about the different motives which caused the soldiers to join their ranks. Earle also echoed the theme in the chorus which depicts the disputes between the world’s wealthy people. Earle teaches us it is the upper class and their greed which led to bloodshed between the poor men who do the fighting. The song shows how this has occurred from the Iraq War to the Afghanistan War and other conflicts where the less fortunate were affected. In some cases, the people fighting did not even know why they are fighting each other. The external forces in this song cause these young men, …show more content…

The song is not about the macro topic in the war; Steven Earle goes into the micro levels and sees the battle they are fighting personally. It is more than the large battle that we hear about in the media; he sings about the struggles and hardships of the war. The way Steve Earle sang the song “Rich Man’s War” is juxtaposed the lyrics; the lyrics illustrate all of the horrors of war. He sang the song the way someone might sing a nursery rhyme. The song is relaxing and it is meant to make the listener think about war and the real consequences involved in war. The song has regular stress it monotone which has a calming effect on a person while still being able to gravitate the sincerity of the There is a metaphor are the three different characters Bobby, Jimmy. “.Rollin' into Baghdad wonderin' how he got this far” (line 5)” Chasin' ghosts in the thin dry air.” Bobby, Jimmy, Ali are not able to tell who is really the malicious person they all are either trying to make a better life for themselves or trying to receive

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