Abstract
Music can play an influential role in society. The purpose of this study is to look at the American Idiot concept album brought people together and how the album is a coming of age story. To conduct this study, I used a narrative criticism. My key findings show that there are three major features have come out of my analysis: Journey from, for, and to home, Alone and Alien-ated, and propaganda, war, and media. These three features combine to show that the American Idiot concept brings people together and is a coming of age story. Ambiguity was the main way that the album brought people together and the Journey that the main character goes on is the way the story is a coming of age story.
Advisor
Singh, Rohini
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Schreiber, Stephen T., "Growing Up: American Idiot and the Role Music Plays in Society" (2017). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 7513.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/7513
Keywords
Concept Album, Home, Journey, Alienation, Ambiguous
Publication Date
2017
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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