Galindo 2 Rosa Galindo Professor Roberts ENG 101 13415 17 July 2023 I knew right then I?d never get hit again It is unique when songs are sung in a way that tells a story, which is just the case with Hardy?s song ?Wait in the Truck? This song tells a story of vigilante justice brought upon an abuser after he repeatedly abuses a defenseless woman. Whether you agree with vigilante justice or not, this song has a powerful impact. Wait in the truck is written to shed light on the fragile subject of domestic abuse. ?Wait in The Truck,? by Hardy, uses characters, figurative language, and setting to justify taking the law into one?s own hands to end abuse. First-impression listeners realize that the characters are strangers; they don?t know each other and, at first, contact, see each other for the first time. It can be concluded from their first interaction that the protagonist has a …show more content…
Although it may be wrong in the eyes of the law, others may live better lives because of the protagonist?s actions. Whisky scars refer to when the abuser is drunk and abusive towards the woman. These words paint the picture that he is not an innocent man but one deserving of the fate he ultimately met. The abused woman considers the protagonist a savior and compares him to an angel, knowing angels don?t kill people. Nevertheless, she feels that he was the man who brought justice to her life, using more figurative language when she says, ?from a judge under his seat? This is referring to the pistol the protagonist took with him when he confronted the abuser and later used to end his life, judge, jury, and executioner. This use of figurative language in Hardy?s lyrics helped paint the picture of good versus evil, and what might not necessarily be the correct way to go about it may have been the only way to handle the