Sunday, October 30, 2011

"This Land is Your Land" by Woodie Guthrie

Is Guthrie's message individualist or collectivist? Explain.
This is an individualist message, as it focuses very much on the "you" and "me" part, and how the singer can do anything that he wants. It never mentions the group, only the him and the other person. It is "this land is made for you and me" not "this land was made for us."

Do you find this song to be pro-gov't or anti-gov't? Explain.
I don't think it's very obvious in the first few stanzas, but I think that it's anti-gov't. The last lines show that he feels that maybe there is something better, that he can make something better. I think that he is going against extreme governments in that he is the best leader for himself, not the government.

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