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Analysis Of The Song I Can Hear The Bells Ringing

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Have you ever heard the song, “I Can Hear the Bells Ringing?” This song can be thought of as a love song. Celia Garth can hear the bells ringing the first time she kissed Jimmy. The sound of the bells represent the love Celia and Jimmy share for each other. When Marion and his men defeat the Redcoats they take the towns prize possession. The British do not just strip the town of Charleston of who they are, but the love Celia and Jimmy gets taken away also. Celia and the citizens of Charleston hold onto the idea of the bell like people in today's society hold onto the idea of having their phones. “How beautiful it was, this sound of the bells. And now within the sound of the bells Jimmy had kissed her,” (Bristow 77). The strike of the bells stroke the beginning of Celia and Jimmy’s love. The bells filled Miss. Garth’s life with excitement and happiness. The first time she kissed Jimmy she heard the bells ringing loud that day. They could be heard from the end of town. She also heard it the first time Jimmy told …show more content…

The Redcoats know exactly what they are doing when they steal the bell from the town of Charleston. In today's society people tell time with their phones or a clock. In the 1780’s townspeople used the bell to tell time. With the bell came great memories for Celia. Memories she could never forget. “In some way she was alone and so was everyone else,” (Bristow 405). The British did not just steal the bell, they stole a part of Celia’s memories with her first love. Now that the bell is not there she will not have a constant reminder of Jimmy everyday. Jimmy brought out the young, playful side of Celia. She was happy he had been apart of her life and that the bells could represent their happiness and love. She does not want to forget their times shared together but is glad she can finally let go. The stealing of the bells was a good way to say goodbye to the first man Celia ever

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