Woody Guthrie inspired millions of people. He did this with his most popular song still to this day, “This Land is Your Land”. He had hundreds of his songs that he would sing. To us Americans, his song is like an anthem of our country. In 1940, Guthrie came out with the song and traveled across the nation with it. The songs purpose is to express that USA is for everyone and not just the people who can afford it. The quotes that he declared and his songs and very similar, yet so different. There are many similarities between “This Land is Your Land” and his inspirational quotes. To begin, both of the two subjects will guarantee to boost your self confidence. For example, a lyric in the song reads, “Nobody living can ever make me turn back.” On the other hand, a few lines from his quotes reads, “I hate a song that makes you think you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose.” “I’m out to fight those songs to my very last breath of air and my last drop of blood.” He will never give up. He never wanted anyone to give up on themselves just because society is telling them to. I’m sure that if Woody was still alive today, he would, to this day be fighting against society for …show more content…
To start, they are expressed different ways. As you know, “This Land is Your Land” is a song and the quotes, well are quotes. The song is sung with a tune and there is a certain time and pitch for every word included in the song. The quote, it doesn’t matter how or what pitch you perform them. Secondly, they are trying to get across somewhat different messages. Guthrie’s famous quotes are telling you to never give up on yourself and no matter what society tells you to do, have self confidence. Additionally, the song is saying that the nation that you live in is for everyone, not just for a few people that have money. Do you understand where I’m coming
Kent Haruf was born and raised on the north east plains of Colorado and attended Nebraska Weslegan University and The University of Iowa. After he graduated he owned a chicken ranch in Colorado, work at the Royal Gorge Bridge and was in the peace corps before he settled down to teach at the University of Iowa. He has had much experience in small town life, which is why his book, Plainsong is so beautifully written. Haruf has first hand experience in the gossip, drama and change, which is so present in Plainsong. Change, and the parallels in the environment are the principal themes in this story. Everyone is touched by it and affected by the change in everyone else’s lives that happen around them.
The Great Depression, which occurred during the 1920s and 1930s, was a time period of extreme economic crisis affecting all American citizens in some sort of way. During the Great Depression, Americans questioned their future, the government’s role in containing the economic turmoil, and the president at the time Herbert Hoover. Woody Guthrie’s song “This Land Was Made for You and Me” expresses some of the feelings many Americans experienced during this time period.
As an advocate for the natives, the death of Arthur Jarvis is a blow to the South African community. Although dead, Arthur Jarvis has a significant influence in the book Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton.
Cry the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton is a novel inspired by the industrial revolution. Paton describes in detail the conditions in which the Africans were living during this time period, 1946. This story tells about a Zulu pastor who goes into the city in search of his son and siblings who left in search of a better life. The pastor sees this immense city where a ruling white group is oppressing the black population. This novel is more than just a story, but it depicts the effects imperialism and the Industrial Revolution had on South Africa. Although the government has intervened to protect the people, some of these effects are still present in our societies.
We wrote it, that’s all we wanted to do. ’”(qtd. Pete Seeger www.geocities.com/Nashville/ 3448/guthrie.html) Woody was very passionate about his causes. He felt very strongly about the mistreatment of the migrant workers, probably because he was himself an “Okie”. His works served as inspiration for musicians like Bob Dylan and Pete Reeves 2 Seeger and not to mention “countless, less-famous others” (www.geocities.com/Nashville3448 guthrie.html) ...
Langston Hughes poem is speaking of an African American trying to fight for his freedom. In contrast, Toby Keith’s song “American Soldier” speaks of a man who already has his freedom but he more explains that freedom is worth fighting for.
Langston addresses, “I, too, sing America” (Line 1). The assertion is not the exact message of Hughes singing a tune about America or reciting the national anthem. This
America is a country rich in history, which can be dated back to 1776 with its independence from the British. With this new-found independence came a great loss of life and new found freedoms. This land did not come without struggles and bloodshed, from people that believed that this land was worth fighting for. It wasn’t necessary the land that was special, it was the belief of what this land represented. With the new-found freedoms, giving to individuals where the freedom to express them self in many formats, many express their patriotism in forms of poetry and in music. There have been several songs written by many different musicians, but the most significant to America’s core values are My country, ‘tis of thee by Samuel F. Smith, God
Thornton Wilder’s play, Our Town, in three short acts encompasses the human experience of living. Each act represents a different stage of life as it follows the developing lives of Emily Webb and George Gibbs and ultimately describes an idyllic version of America in which it exemplifies a longed for simpler and more peaceful time. With this in mind, the setting itself, a congenial and peaceful Grover’s Corners, the characters, such as Emily and George lacking any flaws, and the overall fanciful ideas of life and death prominent in the third act, work together in Our Town to romanticize the average life in America. This notion of romanticizing life and making it appear grander or better than it is in reality contrasts with the realism needed in a tragedy. Realism allows the audience to form a deeper connection with the characters where the characters’ struggles become their own allowing the catharsis to ensue which is needed in order to make it a tragedy. Therefore, the people, the town itself, and the ideas in Our Town lack the realism of actual life by focusing on the nostalgic and romantic version of everything; by doing so it hinders itself from being considered a tragedy. Wilder’s play Our Town ultimately conveys a sentimental romanticism through its portrayal of life rather than focusing on its tragic nature through realism.
In, “ I Hear America Singing”, Walt Whitman uses alliteration, literal imagery, and tone to express the idea that there are many individual, hardworking workers in this country, but as a whole these people carry out the American pride. America does not only consist of one person, but it is the whole population that makes what America is today. This country is filled with fun and laughter for everyone to enjoy!
The Let America Be America by Langston Hughes. The poem about of the “American dream never be America”. His write a poem inside something most powerfully words “America was never America”. He doesn’t believe in freedom and liability. He said everybody hope positive because America can be a “Great and Love America” American peoples power is very strong and he challenged for who’s control the opportunities and power.
For instance, in the third stanza: " O, let my land be a land where liberty is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, but opportunity is real, and life is free, equality is in the air we breathe. (There's never been equality for me, Nor freedom in this "homeland of the free.")". We see in this line that Hughes refers to how glorfied the word "liberty" is but no one is never free, there were times in which discrimination took place, no equality and slavery took place so "crowned with false patriotic wreath" meaning freedom doesn't come with lack of support in the country, as well as doing harm to each other just to be superior. Hughes just wants a land in which he actually sees opportunity to be authentic, meaning everyone actually get the chance to live up to their dreams without discrminiation intefering or illtreatment.
Each phrases has its own significant meaning. They are both making it a point that even though they may be of color they are just as important in their own way. Hughes poem focus’ more on the future as he states; "Nobody 'll dare/ Say to me, 'Eat in the kitchen, '" the speaker seems eager to see what the future holds him/her. Whitman tends to maintain the present, declaring, “I, too, am America” The speaker believes that the injustice that is upon him is wrong and that he too should be treated as a human. The speaker also believes that color should not be a reason for him not being considered as an American. But, unlike Hughes speaker, is quieter about the fact other than standing up for
The poem ‘I hear America singing’ by Walt Whitman is about music that all america hear and dance, also is about the independence patriotic people, and we gonna talk about people that works hard in the united states.
Cry, the Beloved Country is such a controversial novel that people tend to forget the true meaning and message being presented. Paton’s aim in writing the novel was to present and create awareness of the ongoing conflict within South Africa through his unbiased and objective view. The importance of the story lies within the title, which sheds light on South Africa’s slowly crumbling society and land, for it is the citizens and the land itself which are “crying” for their beloved country as it collapses under the pressures of racism, broken tribes and native exploitation.