An Interpretation of the City: The theme of human impact on nature metaphorically represented through the interperatation of the city.

The concept of the city and human's impact on nature has been revealed through the two texts "Big Yellow Taxi"--lyrics of a song performed by the band The Counting Crows, and the cartoon "Truth and Beauty Left Lane" by Michael Leunig. The two texts both reveal similar themes about a particular interpretation of the city. Each text deals with the concept of the city in a variety of ways but the overall message of …

…dark hole in the ground. This strongly implies that 'truth and beauty' does not have a place in cities. In short summary, although the use of cheerful song is added to the lyrics of one text and a humorous pun for the other text, the underlying themes show the reality and seriousness of the message. The city is nothing more than an ugly environment created by humans that we have succumbed to regret its existence.