Bob Dylan adds an ironic touch to the poem, “John Brown” at the very end when John Brown “called his mother close/ And dropped his medals down into her hand.” John Brown’s mother is very concerned with the materialistic gain from the war instead of worrying whether she will even see her son again. SRead more
Bob Dylan adds an ironic touch to the poem, “John Brown” at the very end when John Brown “called his mother close/ And dropped his medals down into her hand.” John Brown’s mother is very concerned with the materialistic gain from the war instead of worrying whether she will even see her son again. She is ignorant of the horrors of the war and hence, Bob Dylan chooses to end the poem by John Brown giving his mother the medals, when he himself was barely alive.
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John Brown’s mother was ecstatic when his son left for the war. She couldn’t have been more proud of him. She felt proud to see her son “straight and tall in his uniform and all.” She told him to obey all the orders of his captain in order to get lots of medals to put up on the wall. It made her proRead more
John Brown’s mother was ecstatic when his son left for the war. She couldn’t have been more proud of him. She felt proud to see her son “straight and tall in his uniform and all.” She told him to obey all the orders of his captain in order to get lots of medals to put up on the wall. It made her proud that her son was going to fight in a war and when the train pulled out, she shouted to let everyone know that her son was going to the war. John Brown’s mother glorified war and hence, felt proud to have a soldier as her son.
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