The logos of the song “You Don’t Own Me” are established through simple but incisive lyrics. By telling a story of a girl fighting for her independence against her boyfriend, the lyrics present the inequality between men and women at that time period. The singer claimed that women are not objects that can be showed off and throw away when not needed. Both men and women are human beings and therefore they should be treated equally. The lyrics,” I don't tell you what to say/ I don't tell you what to do/ So just let me be myself” appeal to logic and empathy. The male audience understands that if he does not want to be treated in some way, he should not treat others in that way either. The repeating pattern of the lyrics also forces audience to consider the claims made in the song again and again. As a result, the supporters of equality would reassert themselves, while people against feminism might find the song persuasive and switch their mind.
- Pei-Jo
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your analysis of logos in this song! You did a good job of describing how the language used in the song would affect different audiences. One thing I thought you could've done better was include a few more examples of specific lines that pertained to the central message of the song. This would've strengthened your general analysis, but overall good job!
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This analysis is insightful. I feel it might be important to mention the timeliness (kairos) of the song however. Whenever the song was made, opinions were prejudiced and biased. Even though this song has loads of logic for someone who sees men and women as equal, others may not see it that way. This song may have changed some opinions and you do take care to mention that and by doing so I say FANTASTIC JOB, WELL DONE.
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I think you did a great job explaining the logos, and how the audience can understand the logic behind the song. However, I think you could talk less about the pathos, or the emotions, of the song and more about the logos and how this makes both men and women think. Also I agree that you could include more of the thoughts that people had going through their mind when listening to the song in the 1960s and how that might change what we hear as logical now. Overall though, great job!
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I really like how you picked up on the simple lyrics appealing to logos. In any song situation, people might have a hard time understanding what the vocalist is saying because they are trying to say so much at once. However, by singing slowly and clearly, the appeal to logos is, I believe, successful because the audience can understand the singer's position and the message is not lost.
ReplyDeleteI like how you start out telling the main idea of the song, the idea that men and women are not equal, and I really like how you emphasized repetition. This is a very common method used by texts in order to instill an idea/theory into the reader's mind. Although i think you should have related how the time period affects the strength of the song a little more.
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I think this is a great, well thought out post. I agree that this song uses simple and catchy lyrics to send a simple message-- Leslie Gore does not want to be someone's property. One thing I thought of differently though is the idea of her fighting for independence against her boyfriend. I though of it more as her simply claiming her independence, not really fighting for it. The singer fighting for her freedom would mean she actually allowed a man to control her at some point, which I believe she hasn't because of the line "Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay." This is probably debatable though. Great post!
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