d be, "Oh, where have you been, my darling young one?" The question of family and friends where thinking after their loved ones departed. The next three sections of the song Dylan describes what many troops encountered and experienced. He lastly questions what will they do when it is all over. "Oh, whatll you do now, my blue-eyed son?" How will these men and women be able to return to normal life after encountering their own demise, if they do not parish in the end.Through out the song Dylan established an evident theme that war is damaging, bereaving, wretched condition that is trying for any person to endure. He supports his theme through the cadence of his graphic utterances. He portrays Vietnam with symbolic details, "I saw a black branch with blood that kept drippin . . . I met a young woman whose body was burning . . . I saw a room full of men with their hammers a-bleedin". His narration of this song contains a methodical rhythm utilizing the inflections of Dylans voice to accentuate the meaningful elements. Dylan was well known to his audiences, he was able to express the hopes and angers of that generation. He is known as the most influential voice of the protest era of the 1960s. In 1970 Dylan received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Princeton University. In 1988 he was introduced to the R&R Hall of Fame. In 1991 Dylan received a Grammy Award for "Lifetime Achievement". He has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1997,1998, and 1999( Grolier). Dylan is one of the most accomplished musicians of all times. All aspects of Dylan's song enrich one another. His amazing ability as a song writer was the first step to make this an exceptional discourse. Next, he was able to create a situation that everyone could relate to. He chose an even that was current, Vietnam War, an idea that everyone agreed upon, a want for the suffering to end. He than pulled it all together in a smooth format that allowed o...
