r the way Lennon portrays it. Lennon explains: "My role in society, or any artists or poets role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all." (Thompson, 65) That is exactly how Lennon was able to relate and draw in his audience so well. Most of the elements in the song are hypothetical, it is not feasible that such a utopian system would take place, it is simply an ideal for the present and future. Nor are their any specific people mentioned or targeted, it is directed at the entire population. This rhetoric has the highest of ethic values, the ideals that we hope to reach one day. The song inspired many people and gave them hope. Lennon will always be remembered for his inspirational and idealistic music that changed the way the world looked at things. Together these two songs had a great impact on the peoples views toward the war. The reflected the thoughts of some and inspired others. In different ways they both contributed to helping bring Vietnam to an end by inspiring protesters and soldiers....
