Essays on Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor Rigby: All Lonely The theme of this poem is certainly not subtle: its all about lonely people. Ah, look at all the lonely people! Ah, look at all the lonely people! (1-2). These are the opening lines of what would become a number one…

The style of the Beatles evolved throughout their career, from their early love songs, i.e. Love Me Do, to their solo endeavors, i.e. Paul McCartney & Wings, and John Lennon’s Rubber Ono Band. What I will be discussing is the song/ballad Eleanor Rigby, which originally…

W.D. Snodgrass’s “Disposal” is filled with plenty of imagery, but it lacks the complex issues of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s “Eleanor Rigby.” Both the poem and the lyric deal with the issue of people who most likely spent their lives being lonely and shut…