Soma

      The theme of the song is that drugs shouldn't be relied on for happiness, more specifically here, soma.   Soma is the drug in Brave New World that people take when they are unhappy or upset. The songwriter uses negative words in regards to drugs.   The singer said things like "...tried to hide it" and "losing against their dreams." Normally, losing isn't good in any situation and hiding things indicates being ashamed of what they were doing.  He also gives off a feeling of negativity towards soma in his examples.  He uses examples such as "Soma is what they would take when hard times opened their eyes." He says the people are trying to make themselves not feel real emotions, because the soma creates almost a false reality.  Clearly the songwriter thinks poorly of people taking drugs to be happy.

1: Topic sentence
2: Explains what "soma" is
3: Support for topic
4: Example of word choice that creates a negative feeling
5: Explains the example
6: Second support for topic
7: Example of bad effects of taking soma
8: Explanation for quote
9: Ties up the paragraph by restating the topic

Don't You Want Me

What's going on:
Two people are fighting about a breakup.

Two perspectives:
Guy- He still wants her and feels she owes him
Girl- She wants to live her own life

I argued with my friend about whether blondes or brunettes are more attractive.

Young Life

Claim 1:
The man shot the deer.
-He is holding a gun.

Claim 2:
The boy doesn't feel at home
-He's wearing different looking clothing.

Claim 3:
The author is talking about the "redneck" way of life
-The two main people both look like your stereotypical redneck (shotgun, dead deer, pickup truck, orange hat)

2+2=5

Subject
It's about conformity

Tone
Cautious

Theme
Conformity is bad and if we don't keep it in check, we may lose our individuality.