Same Love English Essay

Young people interpret their surroundings in a unique way. Their perspective is usually greatly influenced by their imagination due to their innocence and naiveté. Four texts of which I believe greatly show this theme of ‘Through Young Eyes’ are, the music video, ‘Titanium’ by David Guetta and Sia, the novel, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ by Mark Haddon, the film, ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ Directed by Mark Hermon, and my personal choice, the music video, ‘Same Love’ by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. I believe that these four text all display the common theme of ‘Through Young Eyes’ because they all show the way that young minds see their surroundings in a unique and different way to adults. Personally, I believe that this is important because, by reading or viewing these texts, I was able to gain a fuller understanding of the young mind and how it operates.

The first text which I studied was the music video, ‘Titanium’ by David Guetta and Sia, a visual text that is based around a young teenage boy with a supernatural ability. Throughout the music video, we come to learn that his power is in fact, not to be taken literally, but as a metaphor for his emotions towards being bullied by his peers, shown when the lyrics state, “You shoot me down but I won’t fall. I am Titanium.” As seen in the music video, he is not an angry person; instead, he feels trapped and mentally isolated by his emotions, not knowing how continue living. I believe that this idea of feeling isolated and alone is very common in most teenagers and young adults, as also shown in the music video, ‘Same Love’ by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It is in my opinion that there is a direct connection between these two visual texts as they both regularly display close-up camera shots of the main characters to emphasise their emotions, vital for the production of the music video. By doing this, the visual texts not only highlight the troubles associated with being a teenager, they also