Analyzing The Song Stairway To Heaven By Led Zeppelin

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The song “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin is the perfect song for this scene because of its ability to capture its true tragicness. During the length of this chapter we witness a horrific event befall the characters. The youngest child in the family is a little to curious and wanders towards a ledge overlooking the ocean. “Bing” falls over the ledge and is never seen again. This song can perfectly relate to this, after all, it is called “Stairway to Heaven.” The first couple lines of the song describe an old lady that is “buying” her way into heaven. I interpret this to mean that the lady is doing good deeds in the hope that she will one day be allowed to go to heaven. This can be seen in the book as the mother when she is trying to do