The speakers main objective is to show lives inevitable changes. That life no matter how one may remember, whether it be as a child, adult, or elder, that it will not remain constant. In Blake's poem Garden of Love the speaker shows this by telling of a life experience. He tells of a Garden, beautiful and pure, "That so many sweet flowers bore;" (8), and how it was a place of sanctuary for him in his youth. This allusion of his Garden of Love is that of Edenic imagery. He see his

garden as a place of peace, where nature, God, and him, are one; such as the Garden of Eden. By using this imagery he shows that even from day one of human existence, that things evolve and mutate. That through individuals actions of what they think may be virtuous and moral, may indeed be an act of devastation and destruction. As a result, the Garden of Eden and the Garden of Love became extinct and untouchable for all. The speaker portrays this by stating, "And binding with briars my joys and desires" (12). The speaker feels that the equilibrium which existed between them and all that lived in the garden became nothing but a memory. A retrospection of the way life used to be; a taboo feeling that used to breathe freely through their veins.

He states, "And the gates of this Chapel were shut," (5), insinuating that the church had not helped or comforted him, but destroyed this equilibrium of peace that used to be present in this environment. In addition, organized

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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)