Friday, February 28, 2014

Ethos of "Keep Your Eyes on The Prize"

The song "Keep Your Eye on The Prize" establishes ethos through references to Christianity and the relatable message it portrays. The song references Christianity when it says "aint been to heaven, but Ive been told the streets are paved with gold." This idea of Christianity in the song gives the song credibility because it shares the same principles that most of the audience believes in. The song also establishes ethos through its message. The simple message of "keep your eyes on the prize" is relevant to a large audience, which in turn increases its credibility with that particular audience.

4 comments:

  1. Good analysis, room for improvement. I think analyzing the full sentence "keep your eyes on the prize hold on" would hold magnitude. If not incorrect i'll say "keep your eyes on the price" means look forward to freedom, that should keep you going. "Hold on" relating to keep you going.

    Sylvia Ejeh

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  2. Aside from the religious references that gives this song credibility, let's also take in consideration the artists themselves, Sweet Honey In The Rock. This performance ensemble has an African American history and culture background that essentially also establishes ethos. With an African American root, their audience can closely relate to the sentiments of this song.

    - Gerald De Leon

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  3. I wrote a post about ethos and talked only about the singers and writers. I didn't even think of writing about the title of the song and what was actually being sung. Nicely done. I completely agree with your analysis of the ethos, as well as Gerald's addition to the analysis.

    -- Collin

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