Gimme Shelter in World War

 

Gimme Shelter in- World War

 

Through this photographs presentation, I will show the relation I found between the song, the photographs and the story carried out in Farewell to Arms. I chose a Rolling Stones song, considered as a hymn for themselves. On the recording of the song, Jagger said, "Well, it's a very rough, very violent era. The World War. Violence on the screens, pillage and burning. And War was not as we knew it in the conventional sense...’ On the song itself, he concluded, ‘That's a kind of end-of-the-world song, really. It's apocalypse^’. Before becoming aware, one of my favourites Stones’ songs showed reflected upon Henry’s story, and Hemingway’s explanations about what rain meant to him.  

Gimme Shelter

Oh a storm is threat'ning my very life today.              
If I don't get some shelter,
Oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away.

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

See the fire sweepin' out very street today,
Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way.

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

Rape!  Murder!  It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Rape!  Murder!  It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

The floods is threat'ning my very life today.
Gimme, gimme shelter or I'm gonna fade away.

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.

Love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away kiss away.

Storm and Henry’s entire life being threatened He needs Catherine shelter to survive or he will die. (Storm, explosions, and soldier’s shelters pictures) War pictures relating the scenes he described in the story, and scared children’s pictures, where it is shown their fear. Fire sweeping out the city streets, leaving a red coal carpet showed by the soldiers’ corpses. A shot from distance… which possibly could hurt anybody including Henry while he was doing his job. Raped women photos related to what really soldiers made with women. Floods (Pictures) caused by the pouring rain, Henry kept on breaking through, and at the same moment thinking about his love, Catherine and her fear for rain. Love, which remained permanently inside, and reflected upon his love, Catherine and their never ending kisses. There are many photographs displayed about lots of romances which were there, trying to fight also against war and distance.