The song by We The Kings – Sad Song – is about love and being there unconditionally for one another. This relates to the social issue family/friend relationships, in the book The Opposite of Tidy, by Carrie Mac, because throughout the book the main character, Junie, feels lost. Without her father’s support she doesn’t know how to deal with her mother who is a compulsive hoarder. Junie’s father had left Junie and her mother, with the women who was supposed to help Junie’s mother with her disorder, but ended up breaking the family. Along came a boy in Junie’s life. She was a sad girl at one point and then became the happiest girl. She felt loved and belonged. With her new boyfriend she was happy all the time. But there were a lot of lies that she had told him, she lied about her identity. Junie was embarrassed that if she told her boyfriend about her mother he wouldn’t want to stay with her that is why she felt that she needed to lie to him. Throughout the book, the lies keep piling on, but then one day everything is revealed. Junie’s boyfriend finds out about her lies, and so he leaves her. Junie feels heartbroken. Not only because of losing her boyfriend but also the fact that her mother’s disorder is getting bad every day. This is where the song Sad Song comes in. In the song it says, “Without you, I feel broke. Like I’m half of a whole. Without you, I’ve got no hand to hold. Without you, I feel torn. Like a sail in a storm. Without you, I'm just a sad song.”
The lyrics of this song really relates to how Junie feels in the book.
I don't believe there is a correct way to deal with someone with a disorder. You can only try to help them overcome the disorder, if possible, or ignore it completely.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading what you have written, the song does relate to your book. I really liked how you picked that quote from the song because it directly related to the relationship between Junie and her boyfriend. Considering he was the pillar she used to stand tall, because her mother was diagnosed with a disorder, hence the part, "I've got no hand to hold." Overall, I really liked your connection because the tie between both of them was very evident.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading what you have written, the song does relate to your book. I really liked how you picked that quote from the song because it directly related to the relationship between Junie and her boyfriend. Considering he was the pillar she used to stand tall, because her mother was diagnosed with a disorder, hence the part, "I've got no hand to hold." Overall, I really liked your connection because the tie between both of them was very evident.
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