Chimney Sweeper Essay

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The chimney sweeper ------------------------------------------------- Subject: english Submitted By: rashmi bagri Ist Year- Ist Semester 2011-63 Submitted to: Ms. sumitra jaiswal Nalsar, University of Law, Justice City, Hyderabad ------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 William blake 1.2 the poem 2.synopsis 2.1 interpretation of the poem 2.2 analogy 3.conclusion ------------------------------------------------- CHAPTER 1: Introduction In the Romantic era, literature became increasingly subjective, personal, emotional, and imaginative. Whereas Enlightenment writers focused on the similarities between people, Romantic era writers like William Blake, were becoming more interested in individuality and the differences between human beings. Blake's collection of poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, written in 1794, particularly the first version of "The Chimney Sweeper," reflects these tendencies of the Romantic period. Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper" takes on the point of view of a young boy who works in the city as a chimneysweeper. Throughout the lines of the poem, readers are given a glimpse at the boy's life. Blake describes the boy's unique perspective on his own situation. Despite the fact that the boy lives a horrible life, he believes the "story" that he will one day have a better life after death. This "story" is told frequently to oppress individuals who might demand better or equal treatment. Blake tells the story from the boy's point of view because taking this different perspective allows him to highlight the differences between individuals My project topic is ‘the chimney sweeper’ by William Blake. This is a
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