“Shout it from the mountain and out to the sea
No two ways about it, people have to be free”
-- The Rascals (1968)
Thursday, March 10, 2016
The Rascals
Although this quote was not intended to be compared to "Death Coming Up the Hill," there are connections. How do you feel that it connects? What are examples of this? What do you think?
“Shout it from the mountain and out to the sea
No two ways about it, people have to be free”
-- The Rascals (1968)
“Shout it from the mountain and out to the sea
No two ways about it, people have to be free”
-- The Rascals (1968)
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It had start in the begging when his mother told him death coming up the hills and he was confuse and dont get what she meant. But in the end he say I see death coming up the hill and I not ready for him. when his mother face trouble she told him that and in the end he face the trouble so he now understand what she meant so that it the connection ...
ReplyDeletePaw
You have a good point, but what about a connection to the Vietnam war? Many people in American society were tired of being drafted into war because they knew it was unfair. Not only that, but people didn't like the idea of war in general. They wanted peace and love throughout the world. When The Rascals say "people have to be free", they're referring to the freedom of the human race from the bondage of war.
Deletefor my point of view ,the connection of this book is his parent and the war are connected because of them he have to leave his world . His parent are just like war they make Ashe life uneasy they make him suffer.
DeleteI feel this quote connected to The death coming up the hill in a way of how Ashe feel about the Vietnam war and the war between his parent. Ashe feel trap and he want everything to be over. He just want to be free.
ReplyDeleteDa Ler
I agree with your take on the quote. Ashe does want to feel free from the 'war' between his parents. He feels that he can not escape it. It must be a very helpless feeling to want out of the situation but being stuck in it day after day. The same can be said about the Vietnam war, which is a more literal war. He feels like there is no way for him to be free of it. Between the conflict it creates between his mom and dad, to the conflict it creates with his girlfriends family, to the fact that he might be forced to join the war, there is no way that he can feel 'free' of it. Ashe definitely wants everything to be over and to be free, but there is no escaping it. Very good analysis.
DeleteThank you, you analysis more clear and detailed than mine, I'm impressed.
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I only expanded on your original exceptional analysis. You did the hard work! I really like it when someone can come up with an idea about something we have read that I didn't consider before. Then when I hear it I'm like, "Wow, how didn't I see that?!?" That is what I thought when i read what you had to say about the story in relation to the quote. Very good work!
DeleteAfter finding research of this song , I found that it was made as a form of protest. The song portrayed that American soldiers shouldn't have fought in the Vietnam war. This verse implies that Americans shouldn't be drafted into the war and they should simply be let free and peace should be spread throughout the world.
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Very good analysis and I'm very impressed that you did some research! This song was most definitely written as a form of protest, as were most songs released in the late 1960's. I agree that they were protesting that American's shouldn't be drafted into the Vietnam war. They also believed that war shouldn't exist at all. When this song was released, the civil rights movement was also coming to an end. It can be argued that this song is also about equality when they say "Why can't you and me learn to love one another?". Because of the references to war and racial tensions, do you think this song is still applicable in today's society?
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ReplyDeleteThroughout the majority of the story, Ashe is trying to avoid the draft even though he isn't quite of age yet. Him, his mother, and his girlfriend all agree that there should be no draft, there should be no war. This quote, in my interpretation, is about war- about humans being free of such conflict. It ties to most Americans' feelings at the time in relation to the war. Most wanted to be free of the draft and the war. This quote is putting that desire into words.
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I love your response to the quote. I think too that the major conflict of the story is about the draft. What about his mother? This could be relation to her. To be free of a relationship that has no love.
DeleteI love your response to the quote. I think too that the major conflict of the story is about the draft. What about his mother? This could be relation to her. To be free of a relationship that has no love.
DeleteYes, I do think this quote can be tied to his mother. Freedom does not attach itself to one idea. Freedom comes in many forms- we've heard it all before. His mother and father both desired to be released from a relationship neither felt a true tie to. Even so I felt that the dad felt more for the mother than anyone realized, as we saw in the way he reacted to his mother's cheating. I don't think he wanted the freedom like she did.
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