American Pie

I believe that the song American Pie by Don Mclean is postmodern and here are a couple of reasons.

1. First off McLean is pretty much saying there is no God because he says this, "The father, son, and the holy ghost, they caught the last train for the coast" a real God would not flee from a situation, becase if he was God he would always be in control.
2. The conflict in this song i believe is with the music being "dead" and without it people have no hope.
3. As for the values in this song it says that they all went to the levy and drank with all there friends and that seems to be the basis in which the people live their lives.
4. When McLean says "...and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown" i believe that he is saying we have control over our world and that there really isnt a God because we stole his perch as ruler and got rid of him.
5. Hope and identity is brought around with the line that states "And i knew if i had my chance that i could make those people dance and, maybe, they'd be happy for a while" and he is saying that hope lies in music and not in God
6. Lastly, i think that Mclean suggests that truth is how we view it (which is postmodern) because his life revolves around music and how you take it and apply it to your life.