6/26/2023 0 Comments Two Roads by L.M. AugustineBut a journey with no end offers no hope of comfort, of peace, of rest. You may not know who you are.” We’re all our own heroes now, and our journeys are to find ourselves, or to invent selves we can call our own. Harrison hints at the anxiety of such a life as he reaches the bridge: “You may not know where you came from. Nevertheless, we continue traveling in Kerouac’s words, “the road is life.” Nowadays, as Harrison’s song implies, there’s no quest set before us, no Ring to destroy or Kingdom to restore. Whether it’s Sal and Dean freewheeling across the country or Frodo and the Fellowship walking to Mordor, the road is the setting for any archetypal Hero’s Journey. The imagery of the road is pervasive and resonant. Whimsical ukulele jangles and burnished slide guitar snakes around the classic Liverpudlian voice as the famously “spiritual” Beatle sings, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road can take you there.” George Harrison’s final album Brainwashed opens with a joyful anthem to the possibilities of the road.
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