Looking back on this eclectic analysis, I am happy with what personally learned through the entire process. It was not quite as easy as I thought, but it gives you appreciation for the small intricacies of pop songs that don't seem complicated on the surface.
I already had a significant amount of prior knowledge about West's career and this album, however, my research led me to a lot of information on his methodology for creating music and how it has changed over the years. If I had more time, I could probably write a paper on this in itself (especially seeing that he appears to grasp all of the concepts of the Performing Arts class without realizing it), but alas, I do not.
I was the most pleased with the personal conclusions drawn about the underlying message West was trying to get across in this piece. Due to the recent release of it, there has not been much documented public reaction, so that is definitely an area to explore in the future - how it impacted things like composition and recording of new hip hop and pop and whether or not the genre of "pop art" really is here to stay.
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