Society's Child Analysis
All over the world, people have different opinions about different subjects. We in Denmark have the right to express the opinion without being called by offensive words. We have the right to talk about sexuality and race without being punished for what we believe in. This text is a story about Janis Ian and how her song “society’s child” was being received in audience in the 1950’s America. By that time, you didn’t have the same rights to speak freely.
Society’s child is an extract from the biography of Janis Ian where she talks about her song “society’s child”. Janis Ian is an American folk singer and writer. Her first hit single was “society’s child” written by herself when she was only 13 years old. She has lived in East Orange, New Jersey, …show more content…
When she wrote the song, she was only 13 and couldn’t understand segregation and why you can’t date whoever you want. She only wanted to clear her head and thought it was a good song, but never that people could fight over her song. She didn’t want to make attention like that. She didn’t want to be brave and an advocate. Her promoter wanted her to be brave and go back on the stage because the audients have paid good money to hear her and there are only a few demonstrators. But at first, she doesn’t want to she is very afraid of being killed by someone. She has received letters with razor blades taped insight and her manager letters with pictures of him instead of the bullseye. In the end, she remembers what Shadow had told her about songs. If she changes just one word in that song there wouldn’t be any issue, but if she does she will change herself and what she believes in. When she goes back to the stages she sings the last verse which symbolizes that she doesn’t care about the yelling and criticism. She will stop listening to the haters and start listening to herself. She ends her chapter society’s child with the line, “It had been funny earlier the day… seeing signs with “Nigger lover go home” … but it wasn’t any more”. This line indicates that she now has respect from people and that words can have different meanings to different
Society’s child is an extract from the biography of Janis Ian where she talks about her song “society’s child”. Janis Ian is an American folk singer and writer. Her first hit single was “society’s child” written by herself when she was only 13 years old. She has lived in East Orange, New Jersey, …show more content…
When she wrote the song, she was only 13 and couldn’t understand segregation and why you can’t date whoever you want. She only wanted to clear her head and thought it was a good song, but never that people could fight over her song. She didn’t want to make attention like that. She didn’t want to be brave and an advocate. Her promoter wanted her to be brave and go back on the stage because the audients have paid good money to hear her and there are only a few demonstrators. But at first, she doesn’t want to she is very afraid of being killed by someone. She has received letters with razor blades taped insight and her manager letters with pictures of him instead of the bullseye. In the end, she remembers what Shadow had told her about songs. If she changes just one word in that song there wouldn’t be any issue, but if she does she will change herself and what she believes in. When she goes back to the stages she sings the last verse which symbolizes that she doesn’t care about the yelling and criticism. She will stop listening to the haters and start listening to herself. She ends her chapter society’s child with the line, “It had been funny earlier the day… seeing signs with “Nigger lover go home” … but it wasn’t any more”. This line indicates that she now has respect from people and that words can have different meanings to different