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Natasha Bedingfield
“Unwritten”
Comprehension Questions
1. What is the word “book” a metaphor for in the song?
The singer’s “book” is a metaphor for her life and her future
2. What do you think Natasha means by “Staring at the blank page before you?”
Looking at her future with nothing planned
She needs to clear her mind to make a new life
Erase all of the past and start a new life
You can “write” or create your own future
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3. What do you think “the dirty window” represents?
Dirty window means a bad mind, bad life, fear, bad thoughts and disappointment
It can also mean not being able to see the future or the present clearly, or lack of understanding or confusion
She wants to see clearly through the window, meaning she wants to understand her life better
4. What do you think she means by “Feel the rain on your skin; no one else can feel it for you?”
No one can feel your suffering or pain
No one can feel what you are feeling
No one can read or understand what is inside your mind
No one can make a decision for your life
No one can think for you
“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his shoes”
5. What does she mean by “Live your life with arms wide open?”
Accept new things into your life
Except and accept all things into your life, good or bad, and challenge everything to continue your life
Adapt to different situations
Prepare for your future
Choose important things for your life
6. How do you think Natasha feels about making mistakes? Explain.
She thinks it’s OK to make mistakes because you learn from them.
Mistakes correct your actions so that you won’t do them again.
“The mistake corrects the result better than the advice.”
7. What do you think is Natasha’s opinion on having inhibitions?
She thinks people should be free and stop having inhibitions or fears about their life (“release your inhibitions”). She thinks we shouldn’t have too many inhibitions.
8. Why do you think Natasha titled the song “Unwritten?”
She wants to explain how she’s going to start/change her life from the present to the future
She has not written about her past but plans to write about her future
She wants a new future with a new chapter
She thinks that she is in control of her own destiny- her future is unknown but she can write her own life story
“Life is what happens when you’re making other plans.”
9. Do you think this song has good lyrics? Why or why not? If you could write it differently, how would you write it?