A lot of times when kids listen to the radio or their own ipod, they have no idea what the song really means. The song Jeremy has been played nation-wide and was Pearl Jams third single on their debut album. The lead singer, Eddie Vedder, felt it necessary to make a point about how people can be tormented inside, and you may never know it. Jeremy, the song, presents a young boy who’s picked on by peers and has absent parents.
When writing this song, Vedder relates to one of his old classmates, as well as a young boy that felt the best revenge was to shoot himself in front of his peers. His tone throughout the song is very reminiscent and remorseful. Because of his tone, Vedder conveys to the audience that Jeremy was not just a crazy boy, but had real motive. He uses Aristotles mode of persuasion, Pathos, by appealing to the audiences emotions. The song states that “Daddy didn’t give affection, no…And the boy was something that mommy wouldn’t wear.” This lyric appeals to listeners emotions. The audience feels sympathy for the young boy who is troubled. Some listeners even feel empathy, being able to relate to Jeremy.
In an interview, Vedder explains that harming yourself is not at all a good way to gain revenge. The song Jeremy was meant to appeal to both sides of the conflict. To Jeremy, that he can come back better, and prove himself, rather than having a small paragraph in a newspaper about his death. To the teasing peers, that you never know what someone is dealing with. “There is power of life and death in the tongue,” and you must be careful of what you say and do.
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