Today, in our English-class, we were asked to write about three different songs with the same meaning.
Relationships.
This is a big word with different meanings, and you'll notice the differences between the songs.
The first song was "I am rock", by Paul Simon. This is a song firmly with the meaning,
you don't need friends, they just cause pain.
The whole song is about him. He's alone, but that's okay.
The walls that he has built, protects him from feelings and loss.
In the song the phrase "I am rock, I am an island" is repeated several times. This means that he is alone in the world, and he has no feelings.
The second song was "You'll Never Walk Alone", by Rogers and Hammerstein. This song is the opposite of the first song, with the meaning that
you'll never be alone.
There will always be someone supporting you, like you for who you are. You don't need to be afraid, if you just stay strong everything will be alright.
The third song was "No Man is an Island", by John Donne. This is actually a poem.
The poem itself is hard to understand, but in the first four lines he says:
"No man is an island,
entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent,
a part of the main."
This particularly means the same as "You'll never walk alone", but the opposite of "I am a Rock".
You need friends and people in your life to survive and be happy.
We are all part of the mankind, and everyone is same, regardles the colour of the skin or believes.
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To sum this up I will write some of my thoughts on relationships.
I mean the same as John Donne, we are all part of something bigger in this world. We are all worth the same, and we need each other to be happy.
Be happy and thankful, and talk to other people if you have problems in your life. And remember; never be a rock of emotions.
