The primary source is a song. This is unique because it was created for purposes that don’t need censorship. It was most likely meaningful to the creator of the song, not something that he was told to create. It is important to analyze the tone and melody of the song, along with the lyrics and any rhetorical devices such as repetition and figurative language.
The song sounds like a folk song. The melody repeats itself throughout the song. I can hear strings in the background, and another instrument that could possibly a harmonica which plays intermittently. The lyrics describe an old dusty road, where a man is walking. That man is trying to find a place where “the water tastes like wine”, where there are no more dust storms, and there are good-paying …show more content…
Guthrie himself was a victim of the dust bowl. He used his talents as a musician to let others know what it was like to be a “dust bowl refugee”. Within the song Guthrie described his own experiences. THe song was shaped by the style Guthrie was taught and developed, and the experiences he lived through.
Guthrie would have addressed the American people through the song, especially the other victims of the dust bowl, who could get together and try to make a difference. The dong could have also shown those other victims that they were not alone. Because of the audience, Guthrie would have wanted to be very honest in the song, to try to elicit emotion and a reaction from the audience. The deeper Guthrie went in the song, the deeper the song would resonate with others.
From this primary source I learned that the “dust bowl refugees”, at least Guthrie, blamed God for what happened to him. Guthrie ended each verse with “An’ I ain’t a-gonna be treated this way”. He always prefaced this line with a “Lord”. This served to sound like he was arguing with the Lord over what was happening to him, like he disagreed with the Lord’s actions. He would first describe a part of how he was treated, and then he would say he would stop that
The song sounds like a folk song. The melody repeats itself throughout the song. I can hear strings in the background, and another instrument that could possibly a harmonica which plays intermittently. The lyrics describe an old dusty road, where a man is walking. That man is trying to find a place where “the water tastes like wine”, where there are no more dust storms, and there are good-paying …show more content…
Guthrie himself was a victim of the dust bowl. He used his talents as a musician to let others know what it was like to be a “dust bowl refugee”. Within the song Guthrie described his own experiences. THe song was shaped by the style Guthrie was taught and developed, and the experiences he lived through.
Guthrie would have addressed the American people through the song, especially the other victims of the dust bowl, who could get together and try to make a difference. The dong could have also shown those other victims that they were not alone. Because of the audience, Guthrie would have wanted to be very honest in the song, to try to elicit emotion and a reaction from the audience. The deeper Guthrie went in the song, the deeper the song would resonate with others.
From this primary source I learned that the “dust bowl refugees”, at least Guthrie, blamed God for what happened to him. Guthrie ended each verse with “An’ I ain’t a-gonna be treated this way”. He always prefaced this line with a “Lord”. This served to sound like he was arguing with the Lord over what was happening to him, like he disagreed with the Lord’s actions. He would first describe a part of how he was treated, and then he would say he would stop that