Does Anybody Hear Her Song Analysis

"Does Anybody Hear Her?" by Casting Crowns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmcVWJ7Dnyw The best musical representation of the mental anguish Hester experiences while standing on the scaffold with Pearl is “Does anybody hear her” by Casting Clowns. First, as the song begins the instrumental melodies set a very somber yet nervous tone, much like Hester’s mood as she begins her punishment. During this section, the lyrics, “She’s another two years older and she 's three more steps behind,” shows how even though she is growing in age, she will always be an outcast and behind the rest of society. By this point, the music slowly intensifies and becomes more powerful and confident, just like Hester’s attitude after she stops hiding the letter that

The song begins quietly, but it slowly begins to grow louder and more powerful, much like Chillingworth’s desire for revenge. This desire compiles him to seek the truth which leads him to rip open Dimmesdale’s shirt to reveal a symbol of his crime. This revelation is expressed in the song by a short pause followed by a single loud note in the music. As the music grows, voices begin to harmonize with the music, creating a very eerie tone. These voices can also be seen as the devil’s influence over Chillingworth, as well as his elation over his newfound discovery. Overall the use of powerful tones of music perfectly fits in the back round of this scene, and it shows how Chillingworth’s character will change throughout the remainder of the

During the first verse, the singer states that “[he] found God; On the corner of First and Amistad.” Dimmesdale had a connection with god as well, but he was on the scaffold that was most likely at the corner of two streets as it was in the center of town. In the song, god asks where he has been which is probably one of Dimmesdale’s thoughts as he first stood there and wondered why he had not confessed yet. The next two verses represent the back and forth conversation happening in Dimmesdale’s mind with God questioning yet again, why he did not confess and help Hester while her life was falling apart. With this intense and deprecating inner conversation, no wonder Dimmesdale acted as if he was in immense physical and emotional