Mockingbird By Eminem Analysis

‘Mockingbird’ written by Eminem is a poem about Eminem giving his perspective about life before fame and his relationship towards his daughters and wife. One theme that stands out to me is self-reflection.

While reading this poem, it made me feel sympathetic towards Hailie and Alaina (Eminem’s daughters) because their parents separated/divorced when they were very young. As stated in the poem, ‘And you and Laney were too young to understand it’ They were too young to understand why their parents had to split up. This made think why couldn’t they wait to split when they are a little bit older so they could understand? This made me understand that some parents care about their happiness over their children. To me, this is adults being selfish.
Mockingbird meaning a repetition of calls. As well already know, the mother was put in prison. This could have been for a number of things. For example, since Eminem had to go to California to pursue his music career, Kimberly (wife/mother) probably felt very stressed. Home alone with two kids must have been hard for her as they were having finance problems. Kimberly fought it easier to solve all her problems with drugs. In her perspective, this could have been a normal thing for her because a mockingbird meaning repetition, her parents must have went to drugs to solve all their problems. This is normal for Kimberly. Throughout the second half of the poem, it talks about the reasons of why Kimberly developed this habit. For example, constantly getting their homes robbed, financial problems and even her husband moving away. Another issue I picked was the pressure that Eminem had as a husband and father. As stated in the poem, his job was to provide food on the table for his family. This is because they had problems things. He had start a piggy bank so Hailie can go to college. This also could be because he spent a lot on expenses because their house got broken into several times. They lived in a dangerous neighbourhood which could have had a high crime rate. Another reason why Eminem could have been pressured in being a good husband/father was when he visited California with his CD. His contract that he signed could