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Famine

Famine. Sinead O'Connor. ANALYSIS OF OUR SONG. APPROACH. In our group we read the text of the song Famin e by Sinead O'Connor . We tried to understand its message We shared all our ideas and hypothesis. TITLE ANALYSIS. PREDICTIONS.

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Famine

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  1. Famine Sinead O'Connor

  2. ANALYSIS OF OUR SONG

  3. APPROACH • In our groupwe read the text of the song Famine by Sinead O'Connor. • We tried to understand its message • We shared all our ideas and hypothesis.

  4. TITLE ANALYSIS

  5. PREDICTIONS • We think the writer may have chosen one only a word for the title, to draw all the reader’s attention on it. • Moreover the word is not of English origin. • In english you have also got “hunger”

  6. BRAINSTORMING

  7. LAY OUT

  8. The song has been arranged into eight stanzas.There is no regular pattern and longer stanzas alternate with shorter ones. Larger Stanzas = provide info about Irish difficult situations Shorter stanza = convey the message of the song

  9. DENOTATIVE ANALYSIS

  10. The singer thinks there was no famine. • Irish people were only allowed to eat potatoes They wrere often on the point of starvation That situation is still hurting • Children could not be taught Irish. • They lost their history.

  11. CONTENT • The song is about: • Ireland’s famine. • First three stanzas: • Irish condition • The consequences of Englishcolonization on Irish population.

  12. Last two stanzas Irish history. Fourth stanza “if there ever is gonna be healing there has to be knowledge and understanding”. She talks about child abouse. Semantic choises

  13. IRISH HISTORY 1170 - Norman Invasion: Henry II made Ireland part of the UK • 1833 – England VS ULSTER • 1845 – The Irish Great Famine • 1905 – Sinn Fein • 1916 – Uprising of Irish people against the British • 1917 – IRA • 1921 – Partition of Ireland / Civil War • – Ireland becomes a Republic Migration to USA

  14. 1969 – London sends troops to Northern Ireland 1971 – British government Introduces INTERNMENT without TRIAL 1972 – BLOODY SUNDAY: British Troops kill 14 protesters 1998 – April 10th : GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT 2000 – January 11th: Mendelssohn suspends the Northern Ireland assembly

  15. We think that the words represent the real object of the poetess' reflection. Irish people's history is the excuse to send a message that may work other horrible facts of the history of the world.

  16. “The highest statistics of child abuse in the EEC”

  17. Some European countries constituted an association called EEC (European Economical Community) to create an economical unity between European States.

  18. SOUND LEVEL

  19. During most the song you can hear the howls of wolves . • The song is voiced by a solo singer, Sinead O’connor and twice it is followed by a choir.

  20. The wolf is a solitary animal. • Wolves generally represent: • loneliness • sadness, • fright • confusion •  • the situation in Ireland • from 1845 to 1849.

  21. Possible Interpretations - I It sounds as if the song were voiced by all Irish people voicing the horrible situation of the famine that hit Ireland for ages

  22. SOUND LEVEL Possible Interpretations - II • Sound effect  the idea of something terrible  mixture of • low volume and voice • strange noises • echo effect. • SINEAD sings the highest number of words in the shortest time possible as it is typical of RAP

  23. In this song we can hear a rhythmical opposition Possible interpretation  the singer wants to convey the difference between the condition of poor people and the one of the rich. In addition a rap tune characterizes the song

  24. WHAT IS RAP? Rap began among the youth of South Bronx, New York in the 1970’s. Individuals such Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash were some of the early pioneers of rap.

  25. Through their performances at clubs and promotion of such music, rap consistently gained It further developed during the eighties

  26. Rap music come from hip-hop, gospel, soul and blues. • Today, rap music continues to be a prominent and important aspect of African- American culture. • Rap music was a way for youths in black inner city neighbourhoods to express their feelings

  27. WHY RAP? • Rap lyrics are about the problems rappers have seen: - poverty • - crime • - violence • - racism • - poor living conditions • - drugs • - alcoholism • - corruption • - prostitution.

  28. OUR CONCLUSIONS

  29. In the lines the singer doesn’t speak about famine. She rather underlines the importance of remembering and understanding as universal concepts. Concepts we should keep in mind every day. We think that Famine was just an excuse to speak about the loss of the memory and the history of a country. Probably Sinead sang of famine because its something people feel closer and therefore would pay more attention to the song.

  30. Created by...

  31. Casola Adriano Comelli Francesca

  32. Del Frate Giulia Dreossi Enrica

  33. Rossetti Federica Turchetti Patrick

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