The Lamb By William Blake Essay

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William Blake composed two series of poems: Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence. The poems are intertwined as to compare the thoughts of children and adults on the same issues. The innocence of children is discussed on topics of religion, love, and justice. The opinions of adults are also experienced on these topics, but are given from a more experienced viewpoint. William Blake comparatively writes two series of poems to address the controversy of God, love, and justice from pure thinkers and from corrupt thinkers. Religion is defined differently by different cultures and experiences, therefore; children and adults views differ greatly. Songs of Innocence was written from the point of view of children who only knew of “innocent wonderment and spontaneity in natural settings” (Literature). In The Lamb, Blake questions who is the creator of life: “Doust thou know who made thee?/ Gave thee life and bid thee feed” (Blake 909). The poem gives the answer that God was the creator of life. In contrast, Blake called upon the question of the Son of God’s existence: “And did those feet in ancient time/ Walk upon England’s mountains green?” (Blake 915). It is believed that Blake compared the thinking of children with those of England’s working class. The working class was encompassed by poverty and was often driven …show more content…

The value of the experience of heartbreak will sway the viewpoints from the two groups. “And then I will stand and stroke his silver hair, / And be like him, and he will then love me,” the boy learned from his mother that their should be no differences in a friend because of race (Blake 910). Blake described how adults view love in “London”: “And mark in every face I meet/ Marks of weakness, marks of woe” (Blake 914). Blake implied that adults would often only see the sorrow and pain that an individual expressed instead of seeing the love and

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