Bob Dylan was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and writer. He produced folk rock, rock and classic rock music. He is an influential figure who uses poetry in his music to create impact. "Hurricane" is one of his most important songs as he aims to talk about racism, how big of an issue it is and how it can lead to injustice and corruption.
Imagery is used as a way to highlight all the racial issues that occurred during that time period. It provides people with an image of black people being treated unfairly, not having the same rights as white people, all because of their skin colour. "If you're black you might as well not shown up on the street". This quote demonstrates how badly the living conditions were for black people, and how badly they were mistreated. They weren't regarded as normal humans and were
judged because their skin was darker. "The DA said he was the one who did the deed, and the all-white jury agreed." The rhyme in the two lines makes this
quote a couplet. Within that quote, the issue of racism is intensified because a white jury had to decide the verdict for a black man.
The use of tone/mood sets the overall feeling for the song. "All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance The trial was a pig-circus he never had a chance". In this quote Bob Dylan emphasises how unfair Rubin Carter's trial was. He states that he wasn't given a fair opportunity and was deemed guilty before the trial even began, which proves how corrupt the court case was. "Rubin Carter was falsely tried The crime was murder 'one' guess who testified Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied". Another couplet has been used to stress how corrupt the justice system was. The real criminals have been freed and lied in order to save themselves, whilst an innocent man was convicted guilty of a crime he didn't commit.
A connotation has been used to imply how Bob Dylan feels about injustice. "Rubin's in South America fighting for his name While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game". This quote shows how bothered Bob Dylan feels that Rubin Carter is suffering for a crime another man committed. The police believe they have the right person, but instead they've imprisoned an innocent man and the criminal is still committing crimes. "Four in the morning and they haul Rubin in Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs The wounded man looks up through his one dying eye Says "Wha'd you bring him in here for ? He ain't the guy !". The connotation in this quote emphasises that even though the victim claimed Rubin Carter wasn't the correct guy, the police weren't bothered by it and still arrested him, because he's black. It was an act of injustice.
The use of poetic devices in the song "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan gives people a better understanding about the issues of racism, corruption and injustice. He aimed to protest and achieve fairness and equality on behalf of black people. He didn’t support the way they were treated differently to white people.
Imagery is used as a way to highlight all the racial issues that occurred during that time period. It provides people with an image of black people being treated unfairly, not having the same rights as white people, all because of their skin colour. "If you're black you might as well not shown up on the street". This quote demonstrates how badly the living conditions were for black people, and how badly they were mistreated. They weren't regarded as normal humans and were
judged because their skin was darker. "The DA said he was the one who did the deed, and the all-white jury agreed." The rhyme in the two lines makes this
quote a couplet. Within that quote, the issue of racism is intensified because a white jury had to decide the verdict for a black man.
The use of tone/mood sets the overall feeling for the song. "All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance The trial was a pig-circus he never had a chance". In this quote Bob Dylan emphasises how unfair Rubin Carter's trial was. He states that he wasn't given a fair opportunity and was deemed guilty before the trial even began, which proves how corrupt the court case was. "Rubin Carter was falsely tried The crime was murder 'one' guess who testified Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied". Another couplet has been used to stress how corrupt the justice system was. The real criminals have been freed and lied in order to save themselves, whilst an innocent man was convicted guilty of a crime he didn't commit.
A connotation has been used to imply how Bob Dylan feels about injustice. "Rubin's in South America fighting for his name While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game". This quote shows how bothered Bob Dylan feels that Rubin Carter is suffering for a crime another man committed. The police believe they have the right person, but instead they've imprisoned an innocent man and the criminal is still committing crimes. "Four in the morning and they haul Rubin in Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs The wounded man looks up through his one dying eye Says "Wha'd you bring him in here for ? He ain't the guy !". The connotation in this quote emphasises that even though the victim claimed Rubin Carter wasn't the correct guy, the police weren't bothered by it and still arrested him, because he's black. It was an act of injustice.
The use of poetic devices in the song "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan gives people a better understanding about the issues of racism, corruption and injustice. He aimed to protest and achieve fairness and equality on behalf of black people. He didn’t support the way they were treated differently to white people.