Take a close look at the lyrics to Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” and then answer the question.
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it’s washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t see?
The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind
How does the song reflect the counterculture’s ideas?
A) The singer questions the value of private property.
B) The singer denounces authority figures in a series of bold statements.
C) The singer wishes for an end to conflict but does not know when it will come.