1 A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ‘HEAL THE WORLD’ BY MICHAEL JACKSON Agunia, Billion Promise LL.B, Public Law, Rivers State University Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt Tel: 08102825210 E-mail: billionisco@gmail.com 1.0 OVERVIEW This article is divided into six sections. The first section is the overview, which provides for the structural analysis of the article. The second section is the introduction where the author explains how he discovered Michael Jackson and why he chose the song in question. The third section analyses each stanza and the visual presentation of the music video using literary devices, showing their implications to a peaceful world. The fourth section is the critical discussion where the author discusses the realities of the world and the global challenges facing the messages expressed in the song and possibility of the messages in Nigeria. The fifth section explains the impacts of the song and how it has helped the author throughout his study in the university. The article ends with the sixth section, which presents the conclusion. 2.0 INTRODUCTION I decided to do this analysis because of the positive responses I receive whenever my phone rings in public. As “Heal the World” plays, people will usually sing along. And even when I pick up the call, some tend to continue singing and will make a request or ask some questions after the call. I chose this song because it has inspired me so much and has helped me to remain focused, positive, and attentive during my study and writing moments. I’m sure that I’m not the only one. Well, I discovered Michael Jackson when I first visited my elder brother, Kingdom, in Onitsha for summer holidays. I was 13 then with no interest in local celebrities much less foreign ones. I noticed there was a particular album he used to play whenever he returned from work. After watching these tracks; “Heal the World,” “Remember the Time,” “Earth Song,” “You’re not Alone,” “Childhood,” “Black or White” and “They Don’t Really Care About Us” all in the same album, I was so inspired that I became interested in the artiste, though I didn’t quite get the lyrics then. When I came back to Port Harcourt, I went to a bookshop at Agip Junction and got a songbook where I could learn the lyrics. When my friends saw me with the book, they