er own way of life and ideas; he then shows exactly what the government will do to her.Next, Bob Dylan explains that when the woman was wealthy and riding high, that she continued her faith in the government because she was succeeding at the time. However, when she finally came to her realization of its true colors, "[the government] took from you everything he could steal." The listener receives a clear picture from Dylan what will happen if one has faith in the government, even during the wealthy or otherwise prosperous times. Finally, he embraces the plight that the government has put the woman, thus, the youths of America. He says, "when you ain't got nothing/ you got nothing to lose." He not only sends a message to his angst-filled listeners, but also to the wealthy young adults who might not realize what the government will eventually do to them. He says that now is the time for a full-scale reevaluation of the way the government is running the country since the government has already taken away so many rights from the counter culturalists that they now have nothing to lose. He instructs Americans to take the anti-establishment feelings they have and to risk it all since they have "no secrets to/ conceal." In the end, to make his listeners realize the weight of the decision they are about to make, Dylan tried to make them understand the situation by simply asking, "how does it feel?" He requests no specific political changes, he just wants young people of America to have a voice in running the country. While he did not invent the anti-establishment feelings in America's counter culture, he identified the common threads in society and alerted Americans to the possibility that something could be done.As Dylan and folk music continued to influence society, another type of music surged to the forefront of American counter culture: rock and roll. In this rock and roll, artists reflected society's angst toward the government i...
