The First Book of Michael by Syl Mortilla

Author:Syl Mortilla [Mortilla, Syl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-01-21T22:00:00+00:00

This concern for the female protagonist is also apparent in his songs that feature prostitutes. Michael empathises with the plight of the ‘streetwalker’, and makes an effort to expose the reasons for their finding themselves in such desperate circumstances. The narratives of ‘Do You Know Where Your Children Are’ (“The police come 'round the corner / Somebody up there had told / He's arresting this little girl / Who's only twelve years old”) and ‘Hollywood Tonight’ (“She's giving hot tricks to men… / When she was taught that that's not clean / Because she's only fifteen”) both involve girls having to resort to prostitution in order to survive. The lyrics of ‘Slave to the Rhythm’ regale a tale in which Michael worries about gender inequality, and the everyday injustices suffered by women at the hands of patriarchy.

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