Meaning Of Song and Poem

Today, Miss Abena asked us to analyze two pieces of work. A poem called  First They Came For The Jews and a song called Superman Song.  Well firstly the poem is talking about one not speaking out to injustice, like in the stanza 'Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew." The person clearly knows it's wrong but makes no effort to stop or change the matter, then when trouble falls onto the person's shoulders as in the stanza"Then they came for me, and there was no one to left to speak for me", they was no one left but him so he could not say it wasn't his problem and had to bear the full weight of solving the problem all by himself.

The song Superman's Song, gives a clear distinction from idol to hero is talking about how sometimes, a hero's life may no be flashy or glamorous as everyone thinks by comparing Tarzan, who is very popular, a ladies man and has almost everything in his life, his life had no meaning or purpose, he basically just wasting his life away entertaining Jane and swinging from vine to vine. Superman on the other hand, was counted as a hero as he was never paid to fight the criminals, no one forced him to fight crime, he did it out of his own desire risking his life and limb for the safety of the citizens.