Analysis Of Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A-Changin

Register to read the introduction… 'And don't speak too soon/For the wheels still in spin,'; tells the media not to judge too soon because the initial reactions are not necessarily the results.
Mothers and fathers commands will no longer be taken as gospel. Young people are aware that they have reason and are going to use it to make decisions. These decisions will not always be right or what has been accepted in the past. Dylan is asking why does the old way of parents dictating to their children have to be the right way.

The final stanza stages the entire poem. Sides have formed, and it is too late to stop young people from using their minds to control their lives. The persons with less money, men in Vietnam, African Americans, teenagers who feel manipulated, will all be leaders in America as sure 'as the present now/will later be the past.';

Dylan says that the change will be swift, focused, and improve positions of the meek. While it is true that young people at the time were organized, they were unfocused. Many changes occurred but not as completely or nearly as swiftly as Dylan prophesied. Revolution occurred, for better or worse, and Dylan stated ideals without being threatening. A must for the time he lived