John Lennon By: Autumn Thomas

The Life of John Lennon If John Lennon had only ever been one of the Beatles, his artistic immortality would already have been assured. His work was not only a profound musical and literary sensibility, but a vision of life that was simultaneously reflective and realistic. John's mother, Julia, drifted in and out of his life during his childhood, and then died in a car accident when he was seventeen. Lennon's father disappeared for good when John was five, but returned when his son became famous. Both of these events contributed to John's fear of abandonment. Imagery played a big role in John’s lyrics and tied with the tragedy of his murder in 1980, often leads to his being referred to as a ``gentle prince of peace gazing off into the distance at an Eden only he could see.``

The Life of John Lennon C`td John Lennon married Yoko Ono in 1969, leaving his first wife, Cynthia, and their son Julian in order to do so. John reunited with Yoko in 1975, and their son Sean was born a year later. For the first five years of Sean`s life, Lennon withdrew himself from public life, and he focused on his family. Then in 1980, he and Yoko made a comeback, only to have John shot to death on December 8, His death broke the hearts of many and shocked everyone. Though he is gone, his music will live on forever. It has only grown since then.

Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one IMAGINE by John Lennon

Questions 1.What do you think John Lennon was thinking when he wrote this song? 2.Does this song reveal John’s feelings on the how the world works? 3.Do you think John thought that this song could still be applied today? Do you think that he thought people would still be acting the way they do?

Analysis of Imagine What John is trying to say in this song is that there could be a world like that described in the song. People just have to come together and agree with one another. There is the repetition of the word imagine throughout the poem, but no other literary devices. It is more known as a war anthem. My opinion of the poem is that it is very inspirational and can be used in many different situations.

Ooh I need your love babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love babe Just like I need you Hold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love babe Eight days a week Love you every day girl Always on my mind One thing I can say girl Love you all the time Hold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love babe Eight days a week Eight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care Ooh I need your love babe Guess you know it's true Hope you need my love babe Just like I need you Hold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love babe Eight days a week Eight days a week I love you Eight days a week Is not enough to show I care Love you every day girl Always on my mind One thing I can say girl Love you all the time Hold me, love me, hold me, love me Ain't got nothing but love babe Eight days a week Eight days a week Eight days a week Eight Days A Week

Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with kaleidoscope eyes Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes And she's gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high. Newpaper taxis appear on the shore Waiting to take you away Climb in the back with your head in the clouds And you're gone Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh... Picture yourself on a train in a station With plasticine porters with looking glass ties Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Aaaaahhhhh...(repeat two more times) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Original drawing of “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”