informal essay
“And so castles made of sand melt into the sea eventually.” – Jimi Hendrix
I believe the meaning of the quotation it that nothing lasts forever whether it be positive or negative. There is evidence of this is throughout the rest of the song through a series of three stories based on Jimi’s life. One of the stories speaks of a couple who fight. The woman slams the door in the drunken man’s face and locks him out and he asks her “What happened to the sweet love you and me had?” This story is Jimi explaining that everything is temporary and will soon be gone by using the story of his young mother and her alcoholic husband. Their love ended early in divorce just like sand castles being taken prematurely by the ocean. The sand castle is symbolic of the apparent strength of a situation; because it is a castle it is seen as strong and lasting. But as the tide of change time come like the tides of an ocean they destroy what once seamed concrete. I feel these lyrics are very relevant to my classmates as grade twelve’s as we are going through incredible change and things that we once took to be permanent are changing and ending. In the past we assumed that our friendships would last until we died but as we are being moulded by the pressure of life decisions we are making choices that inadvertently will sabotage our relationships. This also is a message to the listener to cherish what they have while it is good because one day there happiness will fall.
“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.” – Garth Brooks In this quotation Garth Brooks is challenging the societal perception that success is obtained amassing great quantities of money. He is saying life is more about the experiences, relationships and other parts of life that are not purchasable than money and material goods. I think that the quote has more validity coming from Garth because he comes from the upper class that has money and iconic wealth. His quote has relevance in this
I believe the meaning of the quotation it that nothing lasts forever whether it be positive or negative. There is evidence of this is throughout the rest of the song through a series of three stories based on Jimi’s life. One of the stories speaks of a couple who fight. The woman slams the door in the drunken man’s face and locks him out and he asks her “What happened to the sweet love you and me had?” This story is Jimi explaining that everything is temporary and will soon be gone by using the story of his young mother and her alcoholic husband. Their love ended early in divorce just like sand castles being taken prematurely by the ocean. The sand castle is symbolic of the apparent strength of a situation; because it is a castle it is seen as strong and lasting. But as the tide of change time come like the tides of an ocean they destroy what once seamed concrete. I feel these lyrics are very relevant to my classmates as grade twelve’s as we are going through incredible change and things that we once took to be permanent are changing and ending. In the past we assumed that our friendships would last until we died but as we are being moulded by the pressure of life decisions we are making choices that inadvertently will sabotage our relationships. This also is a message to the listener to cherish what they have while it is good because one day there happiness will fall.
“You aren’t wealthy until you have something money can’t buy.” – Garth Brooks In this quotation Garth Brooks is challenging the societal perception that success is obtained amassing great quantities of money. He is saying life is more about the experiences, relationships and other parts of life that are not purchasable than money and material goods. I think that the quote has more validity coming from Garth because he comes from the upper class that has money and iconic wealth. His quote has relevance in this