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The theme of this poem is certainly not subtle: it’s all about lonely people. “Ah, look at all the lonely people! Ah, look at all the lonely people!” (1-2). These are the opening lines of what would become a number one hit song for The Beatles back in 1966. John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the writers and bandleaders, made the theme very clear for the reader and listener, right from the start of the poem. The poem has two characters, Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie. These two characters are connected to one another through one main source, the church. It’s where Father McKenzie preaches and Eleanor Rigby works as a custodian or some sort of church worker. This is not however, immediately apparent to the reader unless later looked over more closely. The poem reads, “Eleanor Rigby/ Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.” (3-4). So obviously she cares for the church in one sense or another. But who, besides a church worker, is Eleanor Rigby? To find this, the reader must look deeper than just the churchyard. I feel that she is a very lonely woman who lives in a dream world where she wants to wed and live happily ever after. This dream is further developed in the somew
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Approximate Word count = 1035
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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