Literary Criticism Of High Fidelity

To begin, music exhibits serenity to the most timid of people in times of distraught. In The

After watching “The Language You Cry In” in class, I found myself reflecting on how music has impacted my life and with whom I have shared it with. It’s truly incredible how a simple, 5 line chorus ultimately allowed this woman to discover her history as it traveled from Sierra Leone all the way to the Gullah society in Georgia. The really displays the power that music can have over not only individual societies, but over the globe. No matter what political movements were occurring and throughout the immense inequality and slavery that was being faced, music has always remained reliable. This song brought people together and allowed them to embrace their heritage even in the worst of times, and I believe that this is still true today.

First, the author tells “It is hard enough keeping yourself alive. And this wild boy, loving nothing but music.” He is only six-year-old who does not know anything about how to survive but with the love of music he is able to live . The author also reveal the second time music give him the strength through “ And the hurricane,now brewing near Barbados...will still be singing,

The novel is able to share how music is of great importance and is able to affect people’s moods and thoughts.

In the book “A Long Way Gone” music plays a role as a healer and a saviour.

Writer, Crystal Wilkinson, in her article, “Dig If You Will The Picture,” recounts her younger painful days and how she utilized music during that time to cope. Wilkinson’s argument is that music, specifically Prince’s, had the ability to pull her through all the terrible things she encountered in life and helped her gain back the control that was stolen from her. She conveys her argument by using a descriptive style that shows in her word choice and tone, imagery, and structure of the article.

The song is uplifting and healing. The somber curtain that fell on the crowd before seemed to slowly lift away as I reached the last note; in fact, it was as if the congregation gave a tremendous exhalation of the heavy air that had been holding. Silence did the heavy lifting. Silence can be more powerful than words, sending a message and creating a space and time for bidding a sad, but fond farewell to the born angels now in

While I was volunteering at a local emergency shelter with a friend, a team of gospel singers visited the shelter, hoping to enliven spirits through song. Being worship leaders at our own church, my friend and I anxiously, yet excitedly, joined them. Before singing, we all agreed on a list of simple, but powerful, Christian songs that everyone would be able to sing along to. The melodies, piercing the atmosphere, soon had shattered families standing hand in hand, joining our growing chorus of hope for a speedy recovery in Houston.

When the mind is in a fragile or unstable state, music can aid the healing and strengthening processes. In the book A Long Way Gone, Ishmael emphasizes the power of music by explaining the severity of the traumatic events he encountered and how music helped him overcome that. Doing so promotes the idea of “music therapy” and how it can aid mental health. This novel provides evidence that music can not only lift our spirits when we are sad or energize us to push through a tough workout, but continues to affect our mentality which is something that will never wear off and we will never

The character openly feels empathy for his daughter, and near the middle of the piece the character seems to feel helpless as he describes the way his daughter “seemed to crave a companion, or an activity that would lift her spirits.” He soon discovers musical therapy as that exact activity and it gives him a feeling of hope. He has a way now to open a channel where she can express herself through music “in a way that she cannot express-has never been able to express-in

He calls out to me from the depths of the smoke My lover comes for me He caresses my mind The bad ceases to be. I dance with my lover for hours on end

As a child I frequently made up little songs, and there seemed to be a constant stream of music in my head. I could see myself in the children she was observing and like them I didn’t have a framework for my experience – it was just my life. Whether it was singing while playing, tapping out some rhythm, singing at the top of my lungs to a favorite song, or goosebumps from hearing “Hall of the Mountain King”, it all felt familiar and warming. It has also made me aware of the musicking I continue to make every day in small ways here and

This article reminded me of several times in history when music was used by African Americans to survive times of hardship. In the time of slavery, music was used as an escape. The negro spiritual was sung by the slaves who worked in the fields and those who worked in the household alike. The songs took them to a more peaceful time and were passed down from generation to generation. The negro spiritual was even used by Harriet Tubman and others who worked the Underground Railroad as a code. The spirituals were used as a haven for the African Americans who were not in charge of their own lives. That same music would be used in future generations as a war call and as a way to endure the struggles they would face.

In the beginning of chapter 7 it started off with Rob’s depression that he had. With his attitude changed when he started his sophomore year in college. He seemed like to give up on everything. He’s mostly thinking about money and his drug use more than is education. In this chapter there’s some evidences where he’s making careless decisions.

Known for his references to pop culture and comedic style, Nick Hornby is a high acclaimed writer in modern English literature. He was born into a working class family on April 17, 1957 on the outskirts of London, England. His parents divorced when he was eleven years old, and afterward, Nick continued to live with his mother and his sister, seeing his dad only on the weekends. As a young child, Hornby developed an infatuation with football, or soccer as it is known in America, from his bonding time with his dad at the England Premier League’s matches (“Nick”). This led him to create his first book, Fever Pitch, in 1992, which was about the first football match he and his dad attended and was nominated for an esteemed book award in England,