The Concrete Angel by Martina McBride
The Concrete
Angel is about a little girl who is abused at home by her mother. In the
video, she goes to school wearing the same dress she wore the day before and
tries to hide her bruises. The teacher sees the bruises anyway, but doesn't ask
or do anything. The abuse has gotten so bad that the little girl finds herself
wishing she had never been born. Then, the girl seems to befriend this little
boy who lives next door and they become friends. She finally has a friend and
things are looking up. But one night, the little boy looks into the window of
the little girl's house and sees her mom beating on the girl. The police are
called and arrive on scene to find that the little girl has passed away. The
last scene is at the cemetery and we see her grave. The little boy turns around
and sees her. They embrace before running towards the sun with other children.
Lyrics
She walks to school with the
lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding
back
Wearing the same dress she wore
yesterday
She hides the bruises with the
linen and lace, oh
The teacher wonders but she
doesn't ask
It's hard to see the pain behind
the mask
Bearing the burden of a secret
storm
Sometimes she wishes she was
never born
Through the wind and the rain she
stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise
above
But her dreams give her wings and
she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
Somebody cries in the middle of
the night
The neighbors hear but they turn
out the light
A fragile soul caught in the
hands of fate
When morning comes it will be too
late
Through the wind and the rain she
stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise
above
But her dreams give her wings and
she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
A statue stands in a shaded place
An angel girl with an upturned
face
A name is written on a polished
rock
A broken heart that the world
forgot
Through the wind and the rain she
stands hard as a stone
In a world that she can't rise
above
But her dreams give her wings and
she flies to a place
Where she's loved concrete angel
According to Floyd (2011), disconfirming messages are “behaviors
that imply a lack of regard for another person” (p.339). This is clearly seen
in the video by the mother’s actions. She shakes and hits her daughter which is
obviously harmful to the little girl. The mother reacts violently to deal with
her aggression with no regard for her daughter. The little girl is in pain
emotionally and physically but the mother is blinded by her own anger. When the
mother hits the little girl this disconfirming message is interpreted by her;
thus, she thinks that her mother does not care about her.
An example of disconfirming messages is Donald Trump’s
presidential plans. He claims that he will deport millions of immigrants
without going through the court system. “I will have perfect legal authority to
circumvent the courts,” Trump said (Tani 2015). Trump plans to deport millions
of people with no regard for the affects it will have on our economy. He has a
lot of money so he does not think about the rest of America. This disregard for
millions of people can have dire effects on our society.
References
Floyd,
K. (2011). Interpersonal communication. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Tani,
M. (2015). We pressed Donald Trump about the practicality of his plan to deport
11
million people. Retrieved March 22, 2016, from http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-deportation-plan-2015-11
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