Rhetorical Situation of 2+2=?

This song is a very powerful piece by Bob Segar about the Vietnam War released in 1968. The lyrics are extremely moving as they question the laws of that time period. The draft became a big part of young boys lives as they never knew when their time would come to be sent off to war. This song acknowledges that maybe there is something wrong with this particular law or the expectations society has of people of such a young age. Segar then tells a story about a boy that left his girlfriend to go to war and is now dead because he was forced to kill and died as well. Now the girlfriend is left questioning everything much like many other families and friends that lost someone in the war. All these young children are deprived of their adolescent years and forced to grow up quickly. They are given a gun and told to kill regardless of their beliefs or desires. The 1960s were a time of change and questioning of laws that had been in place for a long time. Because of the 1960s our teenagers are able to grow up and go to college without the constant fear of having to take lives or having their lives taken from them or the ones they love.