The song “Fireworks” by Katy Perry, although it may seem like any other pop song, secretly conveys a deeper message regarding social norms and overcoming them to be their best selves. This is shown in the lyrics in the first paragraph, with similes such as, “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?” “Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin?” “Like a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?”At the end of the paragraph, she says, “'Cause there's a spark in you.” These lyrics represent the struggles people face trying to fit into social norms, and the ability that they have to break the norms and be themselves. The video also reinforces this by using pathos. In the video, it conveys the emotions of people not being comfortable in their own bodies. For example, one of these people was oversized, and felt ashamed and embarrassed being around fit men and skinny model-like women. However, later on, she gained the courage to ignore her body dysmorphia and decided to have fun. This is the spark that was described earlier on in the lyrics. …show more content…
This adds to her claim as it may be intimidating to launch at first, but the result is beautiful. In the lyrics, “'Cause baby, you're a firework. Come on, show 'em what you're worth”, shows that people shouldn’t be afraid to fit outside the norms because they are worthy and beautiful just the way they