I’m An Ordinary Man - My Fair lady Analysis
“Humans see what they want to see.” ― Rick Riordan. A human gets what he desires, and throws away what he/she finds apathy. It’s in his/her nature, to choose his/her own prospect, by listening to his/her own ego. In the poetic song "I'm an Ordinary Man" there’s a gender, the man, that’s condemning the opposite gender, the women, which is showcased through a sense of foreboding. The poetic song “I'm an ordinary man” is based on a divergent perception of gender, foreshadowed through binary oppositions which is seen throughout the music, the metaphors and in the diction of the poem.
The music in "I'm an Ordinary Man" is an imperative element of clearly dividing the qualities and characteristics of …show more content…
Music also add an emotional feeling making the setting more interesting, in a way that, it gives a warning of the two genders being completely contrary. Moreover, My Fair lady puts a barrier between men and women, like they live in their separate worlds, where in the men’s world everything seems to be quiet and smooth and in the women’s chaotic. The audience becomes aware of this notion, but still doesn't resent completely thus music makes this seem a paradox. My Fair Lady paints the diverse perceptions of gender by adjusting the music choices for men and …show more content…
These exaggerations are pointed out to men and women, the women being the worst and the men as the best. When the man is mentioned, he’s the educated person who’s in serious deep thoughts: “A pensive man am I, / Of philosophic joys; / Who likes to meditate, contemplate, / Free from humanity's mad inhuman noise. / A quiet living man” (Lady lines 66-70). On the contrary, when the women is mentioned, she’s turbulent and exacting: She'll have a booming, boisterous family, / Who will descend on you en masse. / She'll have a large Wagnerian mother / With a voice that shatters glass(Lady Lines 77-80). The dissimilarity tells that you can’t put the two together, but if done, it’s a disturbance in nature. This style of diction that My Fair Lady has chosen clearly points out gender as a binary opposition, but still questions the audience, is it really meant to do it? My Fair Lady leads the audience to figure out whether it’s ironic or realistic. Additionally, the whole poem becomes a mystery of puzzles that can be solved in different methods. My Fair Lady tries to showcase the binary opposition by letting the audience decide the perception of gender through the diction.
The Poetic song "I'm an Ordinary Man" is a bias poem towards one specific gender, by the perspective of the opposite gender, but in reality
“Humans see what they want to see.” ― Rick Riordan. A human gets what he desires, and throws away what he/she finds apathy. It’s in his/her nature, to choose his/her own prospect, by listening to his/her own ego. In the poetic song "I'm an Ordinary Man" there’s a gender, the man, that’s condemning the opposite gender, the women, which is showcased through a sense of foreboding. The poetic song “I'm an ordinary man” is based on a divergent perception of gender, foreshadowed through binary oppositions which is seen throughout the music, the metaphors and in the diction of the poem.
The music in "I'm an Ordinary Man" is an imperative element of clearly dividing the qualities and characteristics of …show more content…
Music also add an emotional feeling making the setting more interesting, in a way that, it gives a warning of the two genders being completely contrary. Moreover, My Fair lady puts a barrier between men and women, like they live in their separate worlds, where in the men’s world everything seems to be quiet and smooth and in the women’s chaotic. The audience becomes aware of this notion, but still doesn't resent completely thus music makes this seem a paradox. My Fair Lady paints the diverse perceptions of gender by adjusting the music choices for men and …show more content…
These exaggerations are pointed out to men and women, the women being the worst and the men as the best. When the man is mentioned, he’s the educated person who’s in serious deep thoughts: “A pensive man am I, / Of philosophic joys; / Who likes to meditate, contemplate, / Free from humanity's mad inhuman noise. / A quiet living man” (Lady lines 66-70). On the contrary, when the women is mentioned, she’s turbulent and exacting: She'll have a booming, boisterous family, / Who will descend on you en masse. / She'll have a large Wagnerian mother / With a voice that shatters glass(Lady Lines 77-80). The dissimilarity tells that you can’t put the two together, but if done, it’s a disturbance in nature. This style of diction that My Fair Lady has chosen clearly points out gender as a binary opposition, but still questions the audience, is it really meant to do it? My Fair Lady leads the audience to figure out whether it’s ironic or realistic. Additionally, the whole poem becomes a mystery of puzzles that can be solved in different methods. My Fair Lady tries to showcase the binary opposition by letting the audience decide the perception of gender through the diction.
The Poetic song "I'm an Ordinary Man" is a bias poem towards one specific gender, by the perspective of the opposite gender, but in reality