Week 1

Assignment 2

Aim:

To develop an understanding of the principles and practice of non-linear storytelling through the creation of a triptych of interlinked scenes.

Triptych:

A series of three panels appreciated together.

Rocket Man - Elton John

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]

She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour: 9:00 a.m
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

[Chorus]

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no! I'm a rocket man
Rocket man! Burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no! I'm a rocket man
Rocket man! Burning out his fuse up here alone

[Verse 2]

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
Rocket man! Rocket man!

[Chorus]

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no! I'm a rocket man
Rocket man! Burning out his fuse up here alone

[Outro]

And I think it's gonna be a long, long time

Inspiration behind "Rocket Man"

"Space exploration was big in 1972; the song came out around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, which sent men to the moon for the fifth time.

The inspiration for Bernie Taupin's lyrics, however, was the short story The Rocket Man, written by Ray Bradbury. The sci-fi author's tale is told from the perspective of a child, whose astronaut father has mixed feelings at leaving his family in order to do his job. It was published as part of the anthology The Illustrated Man in 1951."

Cite: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2892
Group Discussion

I was assigned to a group where we all were doing "Rocket Man - Elton John" we brainstormed metaphorical meaning behind the lyrics and possible 

Possible Themes

• Drug abuse/addiction 
• Lucid dreaming (Being aware that you're dreaming and having certain control)
• Out of body experiences (The feeling of floating away from the dreamer's body)
• Regret/Realisation
• Inner Conflict
• Escape from reality
• Loneliness

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