In today’s world where everything seems to be falling apart through things that we cannot control like the weather for example, there are other catastrophic things like wars and suffering inflicted on people because of different believes, different points of views and well unfortunately just simply for being different. It’s very sad to see how the world is bringing itself to an end because humans beings are not able to see past their own personal agendas. The song “Imagine” by John Lennon is a song whose persuasive message can promote world peace to the people exposed to it because its primary message is equality. All humans are created equally and the sooner the people realize this the sooner everyone can be that much closer to world peace. …show more content…
Most wars are brought upon because of differences. By taking a moment to reflect we can imagine a world of peace we can also come up with a solution. A solution that doesn’t bring out hatred and deaths of innocent people. The song Imagine was written based on the poem by Yoko Ono John Lennon’s wife. Yoko Ono had to endure the second world war in her home country of Japan. It’s a question to wonder do the people enduring wars come to a realization at some point where nothing matters and winning is no longer important?
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John Lennon was not the only one imagining such a world. Based on the millions of views on YouTube along with other media and the multiple celebrities showing their love for the song its clear to see the world is ready for peace. The song makes the audience participate in imaging a world where the unnecessary things of culture don’t matter anymore. It makes the listener look inside of themselves if only for three minutes. As unbelieve as it sounds that’s the only time the listener needs to start questioning why we as humans keep fighting. Everyone is trying to live as best as they can and as happily as possible. Why should anyone be judged or be punished for something they believe? People are greedy, the more they have the more they want. That creates a vicious cycle of accumulating stuff and fighting for more stuff if there are no possessions there is nothing to fight for.
“Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man” (Lennon,
Because of that, they switch between imagination and reality. The two poems emphasize the boys’ childhoods through their interest in playing war, and show their immaturity in trying to be proud and aggressive. However, their naivety is holding them back from developing their senses of awareness and consciousness to become a grown-up man. However, with war imagination, boys are creating their boundaries rather than moving on.
In A Separate Peace, John Knowles demonstrates how the boys’ “separate peace” has underlying war imagery through their symbols and behavior. It’s obvious that the boys have the war on their minds because it appears in small,
I think if we were ever going to live in a perfect world, we all have to start working together for peace. For a world with no violence, a world with no crime, a place ridden with everything bad.
War can be defined as conflict and battle. Wars are waged intentionally to destroy bonds between relationships, however, there are also wars that occur within oneself. These wars negatively affect the mentality of humans as it is able to manifest conflicts within the mind. Through the use of literary devices such as: tone, mood, imagery and pathos, writers Paul Boyer, Tim O’Brien, and Kenneth W. Bagby are able to convey the idea that war has a substantial impact on the self. In the texts written by these authors, the notion that war is affects the self the most is apparent.
"Imagine there 's no heaven, it 's easy if you try," (John Lennon, Imagine). The first line of one of the most sensational, emotion filled songs causes the listener to think. This song is considered one of the most beautiful and meaningful pieces to the world. John Lennon, singer, songwriter, and co-founder of the Beatles, is remembered as a leader in efforts to reach world of love. Although murdered in 1980, his music is still relevant today. His songs described a world without war and he hoped for reconciliation. The song "Imagine" is an example of this.
He states, "The myth of war is essential to justify the horrible sacrifices required in war, the destruction and death of innocents. It can be formed only by denying the reality of war, by turning the lies, the manipulation, the inhumanness of war into the heroic ideal" (26). Chris Hedges tries to get the point across that in war nothing is as it seems.... ... middle of paper ...
He writes of seeing the days when there is no war, but peace. He writes, “Someday at Christmas men won't be boys/Playing with bombs like kids play with toys” (Lines 1-2). Wonder is expressing his hope for military troops and armed forces to stop fighting. He believes that someday at Christmas men will ‘grow up’, and will not obsess over war and violence. In an analysis of the song, a critic says, “As one of mainstream music's first Christmas songs with an intentional social and political message, the song pressed for an end to the Vietnam War and called for compassion and peace” (Richardson). He feels these troops are focused on war and battling and making weapons of destruction as eagerly and regularly as kids play with toys. Wonder hopes, “Someday at Christmas there'll be no wars/When we have learned what Christmas is for/When we have found what life's really worth/There'll be peace on earth” (Lines 5-9). Wonder is hoping everyone can see life as a gift and acknowledge its value. He feels once everyone can realize that they will not be so hell bent on warring with one another. One day, “Hate will be gone and love will prevail” (Line 26). Wonder dreams of a world where men are free, hate is gone, and there are no tears. Someday at Christmas time, he wishes to see a new world filled with peace, hope, and
was going or could go wrong and peace was to be for all. Also because
“I dream a world where… love will bless the earth and peace its paths adorn.” -- Langston Hughes
Walt Whitman’s poem Time to Come explores Whitman’s curiosity of what happens when people die. Rather than taking a pessimistic approach, his writing is more insightful about the experience. The title alone introduces an aspect of his purpose; to point out that dying is inevitable. With Whitman captures the reader’s attention and shares his curiosity with vivid images, sophisticated diction, and his use of metaphor and personification in Time to Come.
“Imagine” by John Lennon, released in 1971, was one of the most influential, and important songs of the last 50 years. This track was viewed as his final statement on religion after many years of confusing mixed signals (WND). Lennon constantly calls upon the power of Imagery to appoint his ideas throughout the song, hence the title. Imagery is the formation of figures, ideas, and mental images through diction (Dictionary.com). Many of the ideas Lennon creates are supported, and even inspired by real life events. In John Lennon's “Imagine”, he uses the power of Imagery and applicable real life events to portray an idealistic Utopia.
John Lennon was born on October 9th 1940 in Liverpool, England 1. His father left the family to sail the seas before Lennon’s earliest childhood memory and his mother was taken away by a car accident when he was 18 2. A year after his mother’s death, the Vietnam War took place, which is The United State’s longest military dispute ever. The world famous band, The Beatles, debut on 1961 not long after the start of the war and through this band, Lennon was able to demonstrate his feelings to the people across the world. "Revolution," performed by The Beatles, was created in 1968, when the anti-war demonstration was on the move. After the separation of The Beatles in 1969, Lennon composed the song "Imagine" (1971) 3. This song proves that Lennon is a Peace-Loving-Atheist and a "Voluntarist" 4 that believes in the scheme that people’s ideas can change social reality; however simultaneously admits that there are constantly wars going on in the world. As a result, he could be a mixture of all four, Realist, Liberal, Marxist and Constructivist. On December 8th 1980, approximately five years after the end of the Vietnam War, Lennon was assassinated by Mark Chapman 5. It is not for certain that the word assassination could be used on a singer, song writer who also published books. However there is no doubt about the fact that Lennon touched many people’s hearts around the world and maybe was even praised as an almighty figure.
The most well known are the bed ins and billboards. John and Yoko were married March 20th, 1969 and instead of having a regular honeymoon, they decided to utilize their time in the eyes of the public. Starting on March 25th, they immersed themselves in a week long “Bed-in for peace” in their room at the Amsterdam Hilton, where they invited dozens of reporters to attend and listen to what they had to say about peace. Again, on May 26th, they had another bed-in for peace in Montreal, Canada. This is where he recorded his famous song “Give Peace A Chance.” In this second bed-in, Lennon also recorded an inspirational message that helped save protesters lives in the Berkeley Park Protest. In addition, him and Yoko bought billboard space all over the world and put up signs that read “WAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT. HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM JOHN AND YOKO.” These signs and bed-ins gave awareness to the cause and also got people to start a revolution of their own. Lastly, John was involved in an anti-vietnam movie titled “How I Won The
The Beatles wrote hundreds of songs throughout their long career and many of which had the same main ideas in them. Those two ideas seem to standout in most of their songs, and they are the ideas of peace and love. They were so passionate about these two ideas especially world peace, that they became avid participants and leaders in the anti-war movement, against the War in Vietnam. It seemed strange ...
With the numerous considerations that war influenced profound quality, John Lennon communicates his actual contemplations on brutality through his song. When the war raged in 1969, Lennon and his wife held "Bed-Ins for Peace": One in Amsterdam and the other in Montreal. The bed-ins were a new way intended to protest the wars, but still maintained peace. John Lennon and his wife Yo...