The Embrace Beatles Song Comparison Essay
July 23, 2013
English 1302
“In My Life” and “the Embrace”
Love, it knows no color, has no prejudices or face. When comparing the Beatles song “In My Life” and “the Embrace” by Mark Doty, the main theme the two talk about is their love for someone. They are both reminiscing of love that they no longer have. Both poems were published after 1900, “In My Life” released December 1965 and “the Embrace” written in 1998. With over thirty years between the poem and song each is written simply. The tone is sad and easy for a person to read and understand easily. However, it is love we are talking about so will we ever really understand it? When reading the two side by side you feel a sense of sadness for the lost love of the writer. In the song and in the poem the words are beautiful and very …show more content…
In comparing the Beatles song “In My Life” and “the Embrace” by Mark Doty, they are both written with so much emotion. The tone is sad and somewhat hopeful. The main theme in the song and in the poem is their love. They both talk about losing a loved one. When reading the poem and song to some extent everyone can understand or relate to the situations. Some are hopeful to have just a brief moment with their loved one, whether it is a dream or just reminiscing about the places and memories of them. Even though the two are three decades apart the message is the same. A lost love is irreplaceable and indelible. Love of any kind holds on persons heart and emotion. Both writers display a lot of emotion. The love that they speak of is a pure image of love. In both the song and poem it talks about love and loss. In both it is hard for the writer to remember their loved ones. They may even feel guilty for forgetting memories or certain features of this person or objects. But like a dream or a certain song those memories of that person or object will always bring you back to the day you were with that
English 1302
“In My Life” and “the Embrace”
Love, it knows no color, has no prejudices or face. When comparing the Beatles song “In My Life” and “the Embrace” by Mark Doty, the main theme the two talk about is their love for someone. They are both reminiscing of love that they no longer have. Both poems were published after 1900, “In My Life” released December 1965 and “the Embrace” written in 1998. With over thirty years between the poem and song each is written simply. The tone is sad and easy for a person to read and understand easily. However, it is love we are talking about so will we ever really understand it? When reading the two side by side you feel a sense of sadness for the lost love of the writer. In the song and in the poem the words are beautiful and very …show more content…
In comparing the Beatles song “In My Life” and “the Embrace” by Mark Doty, they are both written with so much emotion. The tone is sad and somewhat hopeful. The main theme in the song and in the poem is their love. They both talk about losing a loved one. When reading the poem and song to some extent everyone can understand or relate to the situations. Some are hopeful to have just a brief moment with their loved one, whether it is a dream or just reminiscing about the places and memories of them. Even though the two are three decades apart the message is the same. A lost love is irreplaceable and indelible. Love of any kind holds on persons heart and emotion. Both writers display a lot of emotion. The love that they speak of is a pure image of love. In both the song and poem it talks about love and loss. In both it is hard for the writer to remember their loved ones. They may even feel guilty for forgetting memories or certain features of this person or objects. But like a dream or a certain song those memories of that person or object will always bring you back to the day you were with that