Auszug von American Dreams- America the Beautiful, The new Colossus, Dirty Blvd, American Dream – song Analyse

Gepostet von xxpinklabelxx am 17. Oktober 2004 im Fach Englisch.

American Dreams   1.  “America the Beautiful” is a very positive and patriotic song. Katherine Lee Bates is the songwriter and she puts a lot of emotions and truths in this important song. She describes the prettiness and the fascinating things of this `beautiful` country. The poem “The New Colossus”, written by Emma Lazarus, is also very positive. The text represents the `Statue of Liberty` as a symbol for maternal love and of hope for millions of immigrants. “Dirty Blvd.”, written by Lou Reed, is a remarkably empirical access, which represents the negative side of the `American Dream`. The attitude towards the `American Dream` in this song is very serious. The Band `Bad Religion` represents the song “ American Dream” , through the pessimistic and angry tone, the negative...