Harry Chapin's 1974 Song 'Cats In The Cradle'

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My narrative ‘...........’ reimagines Harry Chapin’s 1974 song ‘Cats in the Cradle’.Throughout the original song first person narrative was used. The audience was able to explore the song through the main character's perspective, which is the father. I liked how the audience was able to see it through the father’s perspective so I wanted create that same effect but through the son’s view.

Throughout ‘Cats in the Cradle’ it is seen that the son accepts the absence of the father and makes no objection. Repeating many times that he will grow up just like him. I wanted to explore what the son actually felt in those moments when he made no objections. I wanted to investigate more into the effect the father had on his son and how the son has dealt

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