Analysis Of Atlantic City By Bruce Springsteen

“It’s Quiet Uptown” spans the range of emotions one feels upon the loss of a loved one. Grief, anger, depression, and guilt are all expressed through the lyrics. While the original number describes Alexander Hamilton’s move to Harlem after the death of his son during a duel (Pittsburgh Post Gazette), the powerful imagery that is portrayed and the emotions that are conveyed are relatable to anyone who has experienced loss. The piece “serves a ritualistic function--it takes us into grief, and then it takes us out of it,” as Oskar Eustis told the New York Times. “It’s Quiet Uptown” is useful as an aid to those who are grieving and the ones who are supporting the bereaved.

Consider the title of your song. What does it signify? How can you relate it to the essence of your song? Is there double meaning?

In times of war it is quite common for people to start questioning their values and their actions and be unsure of the path they are taking. This is common because to protect our values we often are told that we have to take actions that conflict with those values. One example would be how to protect our liberties we must sometimes restrain those liberties during treacherous times. However, the ultimate question is whether or not going against the very values we stand for is a hypocritical and wrongful action plan. Bruce Springsteen approaches this very issue in his song “Devils & Dust”, from the CD with the same title, and he subtly criticizes how the United States is betraying

First, the musician displays himself as a rebel. In the first stanza, he says, "we gotta get out while we're young" (5). Springsteen shows that he is a rebel by using the word "get out" because he feels suffocated and feels like he can't escape. By leaving the town, he is rebelling since he is the only one who wants to get away from the town. Springsteen's point is that if they don't escape now it will be too late and they will be trapped. On the other hand, he shows that he is vigilant. In the song, he states, "Wendy, let me in, I wanna be your friend, I wanna guard your dreams and visions" (7). By using the word "guard," Springsteen's protective characteristics are shown for Wendy. He shows that he wants to be her defender and wants to assure her that he will be there for her. Also, using the word "friend" which has a positive connotation that associates with ally and companionship shows that he will always have her back. Additionally, he shows that he is determined. In the second stanza, he says "We'll run till we drop, baby we'll never go back" (9). By using the words "run" and "never go back". Springsteen shows that he is persistent to take the course of action to leave this town with Wendy no matter the costs. He knows that if he doesn't leave now he's going to be trapped

Another theme showed through the man is fatherly love, when a beach is encountered, because he and the boy stay in the beach for a prolonged period, which can prove fatal. When the Man and the Boy find the beach, “He looked at the boy. He could see the disappointment in his face. I’m sorry it’s not blue, he said. That’s okay, said the boy,” (McCarthy 215). The Man had told the boy once they reached the coast, the climate would be much better, and the ocean would be blue. However, the reality of the situation is shown, for “Out there was a gray beach with the slow combers of rolling dull…” (McCarthy 215). and the man asks for forgiveness. He intends to make up for it by staying in the beach for a longer period of time than they would usually stay at any other place. He knows staying could be dangerous, as the “bad guys,” who are cannibals and murderers, could find them. Furthermore, the Man and the boy are running out of food, and could starve. Even though

This song comprises of three verses and centers about relationships that sees as unbreakable. Tupac makes a societal commentary by exploring various types of interpersonal bond. In the first verse, he recounts numerous conversations with his family again expressing his love and gratitude for his mother. Although he is ashamed of the burden he senses that he has caused she greets him with open arms as they recognize nothing matters as long as they remain close. The next verse approaches relationships between young black men from the ghetto. Tupac acknowledges that making money to support his family makes up for a large part of his relationships and ambitions, but he doesn’t forget to approach the emotional side. As he feels that the bond he shares with his friends is a treasure thanks to the emotional support these men provide for one another. And while it may seem that they are connected by gangster life, what connects them is their common desire for a better life. The final verse revolves around his relationship with a female friend. In this verse Tupac speaks greatly about love, but remarkably within the context of this song, never in a sexual sense as he clearly delineates between sexual attraction and emotional bonds. This song is at its very heart universal, given that everybody in this world has experienced one or all of the relationships that Tupac

When I first arrived to the AT&T Summer Bridge, one of the first people I meet was Tim Willis. He was heaver involved the project aspect of the camp, but still present in that time. The more I talked to him the more interesting his experiences were. He then invited me to check out the Sooner off-Road team, and joined the team. Tim is in his senior year of school and is the person with a lot of experience in the Mechanical Engineering field before graduation.

The Boston Massacre took place from March 5, 1770 to September 3, 1783. The Boston Massacre started by a stolen hair cut. An officer was getting a haircut by a young barber, and when the officer was done, he walked out. He did not pay, and that one action started a war. Ice, rocks, and bricks were thrown. Their was a “war” started by a haircut, and that started a whole revolution.

Nikki Giovanni is considered a top African-American poet of the twentieth century. Giovanni was born in Knoxville, Tennessee during 1943 and was raised in a family of strong African-American heritage. She gained popularity during the 1960s and 1970s when the Civil Rights Movement was gaining traction. The connection between her heritage and the Civil Rights Movement was a great source of inspiration for her poetry. Through her frank and vivid poetic language, she expresses the joys and pains of being black in America. Yet she also ties this experience to her ancestral roots in Africa. This is evident in the poem "Ego Tripping," where she talks about being in the Congo and Egypt. Giovanni shows she is not afraid to get vulnerable and intimate

The song is about breaking away from an old life and trying new things. Some may even consider it a song about growing up, and that could be true in some ways, but it is mostly about shedding your past and becoming a new person. Firstly, she talks about her childhood in her hometown and dreams that she wants to achieve to make her life happier and meaningful. The poet tries to work hard to reach her dream, but she has to meet obstructions from her surroundings that make her finally feel uncomfortable to stay in her hometown. And with strong motivation to reach her goal, the poet assures herself to move to another place, but when she is able to reach her dream, she will not forget her past and people she loves.

The piece of art I chose is is a song that I listened to a lot as a kid and still listen to today. The melodies and instruments transcend the lyrics. However , the lyrics hold so much more. I lived on a fire station as a kid when this song came out. Actually it was a tape in 1985. I thought because of the association with my dad being gone on fires all the time, that this song “The Working Hour,” related to him and his need to be away working on fires all the time. As an adult, I still feel those feelings as I did when I was 7 yrs old, however now I am the one working. I do the same job, and the working hour means something more to me now then it did when I was a kid waiting for my father to return from fires. This was a time when work to

The solo blends a nice balance of hope and uncertainty, but this vacillation is put to rest when the saxophone ends and piano begins: slow, soft, and gloomy. This darkness foreshadows the stanza that follows, in which the Magic Rat is killed and his girl is left on her own. Springsteen may have used this song as a social commentary, in which he shuts down the notion that gang life is glamorous and makes the point that it is not all that it is cracked up to be, particularly in the lyrics, “The Rat's own dream guns him down … / No one watches when the ambulance pulls away / Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light” (“Jungleland.”).

Ok Computer, an album that is considered the last great rock album of the 20th century, has never stopped expressing its clear message. Most critics have all come to the same conclusion when discussing the meaning and message of this album. The album touches on the personal experiences of the writer and the problems of society at the time. Thom Yorke, songwriter, expresses his dislike for all the fast paced controlled city life with the songs Fitter Happier, Let Down, and Electioneering. Thom Yorke also reveals his personal issues and experiences with the songs Paranoid Android and Karma Police.

Though the album the “Darkness on the Edge of Town” it failed to generate any real hit singles. The singer is singing about a reason, the reason is that a male likes racing in the streets, but he mainly talks about his wife. That was the singer's passion and he could not live a married life and give up racing. So for This particular character, he chose a life of doing what he was passionate about instead of taking the footpaths of least resistance. It is the thing that we are passionate about and we would live our life without getting confused. the character, the singer sang about coming to understand that and had no regrets

“Big Two Hearted River”, a semi-autobiographical short story by Ernest Hemingway, is a story about the main character, Nick, returning to Big Two Hearted River in order to recover from his inner wounds. Nick Adams goes on a journey alone in nature for a therapeutic purpose as he suffers from PTSD. However, Hemingway purposely avoided any direct discussion regarding to Nick’s mental wounds. The absence of the discussion is contributed by Hemingway’s writing style, the Iceberg principle. Hemingway focuses explicitly on what occurs on the surface without mentioning actual theme. This indicates that the theme of self-healing cannot be uncovered by simply looking at the text itself. In order to comprehend the actual theme of the story, the character development of Nick must be examined. This is possible since Nick Adams is a recurring character of Hemingway’s stories. The two preceding stories of “Big Two Hearted River”, “Now I lay me” and “A Way you’ll Never Be”, directly discusses Nick’s suffering from shell-shock and how he comforts himself by returning to Big Two Hearted river in his mind. The two short stories will be analyzed and connected to “Big Two Hearted River” in the essay first. This will provide a strong understanding of Nick’s psyche and the reason behind his return to nature. Then, “Big Two Hearted River” the short story itself will be carefully analyzed.