Jesus Christ

This song, written in 1940 by Woody Guthrie talks of various injustices of the time and of the human tendency to look down on people who help those in need, using Jesus' life as an example. It suggests that the same thing (Jesus being killed) would have occurred in his time. The songwriter offers a historical perspective on the condition of life in the 1940's. The songwriter also displays the point in a kind of story form that displays Jesus' life of helping others and then draws a connection between his life and life during the Great Depression as well as in New York City in the 40's. The songwriter draws a connection to the ways of Judas Iscariot and the others that killed Jesus to the ways of people in New York City. I thought the way the message in the song is displayed to be funny. The song and the music itself is kind of silly but the message is serious, he is saying that people need to follow Jesus' ways, not those of Judas and the others.I like the song because the last line presents (I think) a subtle IN YOUR FACE to listeners from the time period. This song presents the listeners with the message, this is how you should be living, and you are not doing it. It allows listeners to learn of the conditions and standards of living for people in this time.