The song Demons, by Imagine Dragons can be connected to a few characters in Hard Times. The song is about how the narrator has a past that haunts him thus, the "demons". He wants to protect those around him from his past life - "I want to shelter you" - but he also wants to be able to move on and he is asking for help - "I can't escape this now, unless you show me how".
This message can definitely be applied to Sissy at the beginning of the book because her mind set is against everyone else's, and she tries so hard to get rid of her past ways and join the Gradgrindian society.
Also, this song can be applied to Louisa because she just sits and observes time and is obedient to everyone as she watches the sparks turn to ashes in her fireplace. Her "demons" are the fact that she oppresses herself from being heard, and she really needs Sissy to help her change from the Gradgrindian society after she breaks down in front of her father.
The last character I think this song can be applied to is Tom because his "demons" are his gambling, drinking, and horrible morals. He needs Louisa's love to get rid of these "demons" which he realizes at the end when he dies trying to get home to her.
Good song. I thought it captured Sissy's and Louisa's relationship fairly accurate. The singer is in a tough time and is trying to turn to someone for help, similarly to how Louisa is struggling with her emotions and then realizes how happy Sissy is, so Louisa turns Sissy to save her. One line in the song that stuck out at me was, "Your eyes they shine so bright, I wanna save that light, I can't escape this now, unless you show me how." This portrays Louisa who is trapped in her fixed mindset of straight facts, and doesn't know how to deal with herself. So she turns to the "bright eyes" who are Sissy's, and Sissy has to rescue her because she is different; she is unique and doesn't match up with the typical "Coketown expectations."
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