Ethos In John Lennon's Song Imagine

"Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try," sang the popular Beatle (John Lennon, Imagine). The first line of one of the most thought provoking and emotion-filled songs causes the listener to think. John Lennon was and still today in memory a leader in efforts to reach world peace. His music still continues to evoke emotion from people all over in songs asking for peace such as "Give Peace a Chance," "Revolution," and most famously "Imagine." His simple style and straightforward approach leave nothing to consideration or deliberation, the songs lead straight to the point. The song "Imagine" is one of the best examples of this, establishing his point and creating a sense of trust within his music and himself. John Lennon was

He felt the feelings that the world felt, and thus established his credibility. As for the song "Imagine," his somewhat radical and borderline socialist views sang to the people and they believed in his words. He also establishes ethos in several parts of the song, mainly, "You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join, and the world will be as one." He does not directly include anyone else in these lyrics, but he does make a statement that he is not the only person who believes in the idea. Another point in the song where he establishes this is when he says "Imagine no possessions, I wonder if you can" (Imagine). This is so powerful because he had everything he could have ever wanted after reaching super stardom with The Beatles. Having someone with everything say (and truly mean) imagine if we didn't have anything at all that people could fight over means a lot more than someone who doesn't have it all. This, however, establishes more credibility on the fact that he actually truly means what he feels and causes the listener to feel more strongly towards the points he is

These words create thoughts and feelings that maybe it is possible, and also creates thoughts of what life would really be like in those circumstances. He also establishes his pathos within his style of lyrics. He is repetitive in the fact that every verse starts with "Imagine…," (John Lennon, Imagine). Much like Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, he emphasizes his point to truly imagine what things would be like by repeating it over and over. He constantly brings it up throughout the song; forcing listeners, such as myself, to continuously feel the emotion and deeply think about the changes that could be made in the