Comparison Of Beauty In The World 'And I Forgive You'

Morrie Schwartz relates to two songs, one by Macy Gray called “Beauty in the World” and the second song by Kelly Clarkson called “I Forgive You.” Macy Gray’s song relates to Morrie and how he felt lucky to be alive and make peace with his life. On the contrary, Kelly Clarkson’s song relates to how Morrie felt self-pity. Macy Gray’s “Beauty in the World” and Kelly Clarkson’s “I Forgive You” both relate to Morrie during different parts of his memoir. To begin with, Gray’s song “Beauty in the World” definitely relates to how Morrie felt lucky to be alive. In Macy’s song, she says, “We need more lovin' We need more money, they say Change is gonna come” (Gray). Mitch’s experiences with Morrie have shown how Morrie wants for everyone to have their …show more content…
Clarkson starts her song by saying “I forgive you, I forgive me Now when do I start to feel again?” (Clarkson). This quote can combine both Kelly Clarkson and Morrie Schwartz together because both of them are reminiscing about the past. Both of these people trying to overcome the mistakes they have made and move on with their lives. Then Clarkson’s song “I Forgive You” goes on to say, “We were just a couple of kids Trying to figure out how to live doing it our way” (Clarkson). These lyrics relate to Morrie because he feels horrible for not reconnecting with a few people and now he doesn’t have the chance to. These quotes show how Morrie realizes that he should have done things differently and also how he understands with youth there is inexperience. If Morrie had known that his one friend would pass away, Morrie would have spent some time reconnecting and fixing the broken friendship. Morrie’s inexperience with the loss of an old friend and broken friendship leaves him guilty for abandoning his friend over a grudge. Kelly Clarkson’s song ends with “No shame, no blame 'Cause the damage is done And, and I forgive you” (Clarkson). Morrie felt shameful because he couldn’t let go of past issues. Eventually, Morrie accepts the damage that was done and forgives people who he opens his heart to. In Clarkson’s song, stating “No shame, no blame”