Group B – Close Reading Post on Take Me To Church by Hozier

When I saw this video the first thing that caught my attention was the box that is seen through the video. The contents of the box is never displayed but is a very significant part of the story that is being told. The box is secured by a heavy chain and is buried by on of the lovers seen in the video, later on the box is then un-buried by one of the persecutors and opened and thrown to the flames. This last action could be taken as a symbol of moving from the hidden to the exposed. Yet what the box contains could be something pure or valuable that needs to be protected or something that is dark and is a threat and has to be hidden. From the details of the video we can conclude that the box contains something valuable that is worth being found due to the chain that protects the box and the fact that is being kept buried. The contrast the Wood box and the steel chain is a very nice contrast to something that could easily be destroyed, to something that doesn’t. When the box is thrown in the flames since is wood it would burn easily but the chain since is steel it would take a very high temperature in order for it to melt so is not easily destroyed. This could give a reference of the complexity of the box and its contents.