Blake - Nurse's Song

and experience what life has to offer. At some point, these experiences seep into our

being and transform us from the innocent babe of childhood into a supposedly “mature”

adult. What causes this theft of innocence? Do we all succumb in the end? These issues

are brought forth in a book of poetry by William Blake. The first section of his work

deals with the idea of our blossoming innocence. Once he has fully developed this theme,

he moves on to critique the idea of “experience” and the benefits or drawbacks contained

within. To juxtaposes these two very contrasting ideas, Blake writes paired poems that

are contained within the separate sections. He is trying to show us each notion through its

opposite and presenting the belief that one’s view is dependent solely upon the attitude

with which one perceives the situations surrounding him. The idea that we can only

understand a theme through the eyes of it’s opposite is nothing new. Along these lines

we see that innocence can only be viewed when it is lacking and you are in a state of

experience. Our view of experience cannot be seen in this sa

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Approximate Word count = 1260
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)