Rhetorical Techniques Used In The Song 'Black And White Room Boy'
White Room of Lies As a human race, our instinct is to distance ourselves from the unknown or to hate change for people generally view change negatively. Being that the current time period is in our present 21st century, people have become more accepting of how diverse society is. One of the still sensitive topics is gays and gay rights. Based off of how the bible could be interpreted as a criticism of anything other than a heterosexual relationship, the typical wedding settings have been displayed is easy to discriminate against something that is different from the norm hence; “If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them” (Leviticus 20:13). In the song “Black Room Boy” by Above and Beyond, it describes the isolated feelings of not being accepted by society or by family when you are truly gay, and the pain of trying to hide who you really are. The artist group Above and Beyond used a series of rhetorical strategies like diction, and metaphors to enlighten their audience about this pain. There is a black and white photograph,” Black and White Graffiti Room Tattoo” that ironically sheds more light onto these
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These secrets are the same secret that has caused his parents to abandon him for they can’t accept what he really is. And now he lives in this sketch world that he isolates and cuts himself off from easily for he can’t even truly accept himself. Then when you look at the photo you see a boy in a room, he is by himself and has his back towards the viewer. His room seems to have everything he needs from alcohol, to a computer, to a bed to a chair to water. He only really needs to leave his room for food and to use the bath
These secrets are the same secret that has caused his parents to abandon him for they can’t accept what he really is. And now he lives in this sketch world that he isolates and cuts himself off from easily for he can’t even truly accept himself. Then when you look at the photo you see a boy in a room, he is by himself and has his back towards the viewer. His room seems to have everything he needs from alcohol, to a computer, to a bed to a chair to water. He only really needs to leave his room for food and to use the bath