Letters From Home
John Michael Montgomery
The Plot: The plot of this song is to feel the emotion of a soldier and being away from his family and his fiance. The emotion builds up, his buddies laugh because of how he talks when he reads his moms letter, they get mad when he doesn't share everything in his fiance's letter. And no one says anything when he cries when he reads his dads letter.
The Theme: The theme of this story I think is father and son relationships. I think it could also be just being away from home and how a simple letter can mean so much.
The characters: The characters in this song is the soldier getting the letters. His buddies. His mother who writes the first letter to him. His fiance with the second letter. And finally his dad, who writes him.
The Conflict: The conflict is I think waiting for a letter from his dad. His mom mentions his dad in the first letter, and says " your stubborn daddy hasn't said to much but I'm sure he sends his love." And that shows there that his dad wasn't happy with him being in the army.
The setting: There are a couple places that it mentions. In the kitchen of the house where his parents write their letters. And the muddey trails the solider is walking through.
Don't Take the Girl
Tim McGraw
The Plot: The Plot of this song is for the girl to never get taken. Not fishing. Not by some guy that robs them. And not get taken by death.
The Theme: The theme is love, that he loves this girl.
The Characters: There are a couple characters, there is Jhonny, Jhonny's daddy. The girl. Jimmy, Tommy and his best friend Bo.
The conflict: The conflict in this song is that the girl is always going to get taken. At first he didn't want her to go fishing, then he fell in love with her and now he doesn't want her to go anywhere away from him.
The setting: At the movies, in the hospital.
I'm drawn to this song because of the father-son relationship. So if it's me, that part can't change. Maybe the girlfriend part could change- because that doesn't really need to be there if the real story is about the father.
ReplyDeleteMaybe he could die and never get the letter. No...because that's my favorite part- when he reads the letter and starts to cry.
There could be more back story. Like why doesn't the father get along with the son? Maybe he doesn't believe in the war and didn't want his son to go. Then it could be more powerful when he finally comes around.
In the first song, I agree with Mr. Nelson. There could be a back story, maybe how he met his fiance and maybe why his dad is angry with him by joining the army. Then maybe you could show us what happens after he returns from his time in the army. Does he leave his family becuase of the tension between him and his dad? does he break off the engagment with his fiance? or does he keep his promises and marry her? Or will he die? How will he die?
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