Little Green

      Shifting from the point of view of second person to third person in "Little Green," Joni Mitchell utilizes naturalistic imagery, a sorrowful mood, and tragic personification to portray that no matter what one goes through, even if there is happiness in one's life and joyful times, "sometimes there'll be sorrow." This poetic song portrays such things because Joni Mitchell wrote this song to her daughter, who she gave up for adoption due to lack of a father for the baby and lack of income because she was so young.
      Joni Mitchell uses naturalistic imagery, a sorrowful mood, and tragic personifcation to portray the horrific decision that she had to undergo at such a young age. Although the song-writer experienced tough times, she handled the situation extremely well. Her marginally decent decision to give up her baby may have been a brutal decision, but she executed it well.
      Although she turned the tragic and and negative aspects of her decisions and later became quite wealthy and happy with her life, there was always that negative thought of adoption in the back of her mind. Joni Mitchell turned out really happy and satisfied with her life. Also, she finally got the opportunity to meet her daughter, the one she gave up for adoption.