Working Class Hero – John Lennon

Questions to rack your brain , after the song…
1 The phrase ‘working class hero’ can be defined in various ways. How do you perceive the meaning of ‘something to be’?
2 In what terms can we assume that this is a revolutionary song?
3 Teachers and parents are criticized in this song, explain why this could be?
4 How important is money to people and what does the song imply as regards the acquisition of wealth?
5 Can one assume that the education system has turned students nowadays into ‘working class heroes’?
6 People or masses are doped by religion, sex and TV. Give your personal account on the statement. What purpose does this sedation serve?
7 ‘you must learn to smile as you kill’, explain the meaning of this phrase.
8 Finally… What radical changes would you introduce so as to defy the system portrayed in the song?