In poetry, most people can compare and contrast two separate works to make it seem like they are made for each other. This is how the Sound of Silence(S.O.S.) by Simon and Garfunkel and There’s a War Going on for Your Mind(W.G.O.) by The Flobots are compared. They both bring up the ideas of commercialism and class distinctions. Even though they are similar, they have different ideas on how these problems should be handled. This is how they compare and differ from each other. One similarity between these two songs is the idea of commercialism. Both tell of how companies are taking over the senses of the people. “The flash of a neon light that splits the night,” (S.O.S.) represents the idea of billboards that assault your senses. “Media mavens mount surgical strikes,” (W.G.O.)…show more content… “Professional wrestlers and vice presidents want you to believe them,” (W.G.O.) tells of how the rich are deceiving the poor what they should believe in and do. The professional wrestler tells the public what to buy and the vice president tells you what to believe in. “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls,” (S.O.S.) shows how those who bring change are not powerful in society. This tells of how the different money classes either show how life should be lived or how is lived. Even with the similarities between the Sound of Silence and There’s a War Going on for Your Mind they are different in the approach to how these problems should be handled. In There’s a War Going on for Your Mind the title tells the people that there is a problem, but does not help the listener get out of the situation. “Hear my words that I might teach you, take my arms that I might reach you,” (S.O.S) tells of how the narrator is trying to help the people get out of these problems. These songs may talk about the same things, but they go different routes when addressing
