William Blake

William Blake’s “The Chimney Sweeper”, part of his Songs of Innocence, is about a young boy who was sold as a baby into the life of a chimney sweep. The boy has a dream about the child chimneysweepers’ dreadful lives coming to an end, and finally being set free into God’s arms. The author of “The Chimney Sweeper,” was also an English poet, artist, engraver, mythmaker and visionary. He was the earliest and …

…his peace. William Blake’s poem “The Chimney Sweeper” from his Songs of Innocence is, at first glance, a sad story, but when then end of the poem nears, the reader is reminded of the happy experiences the boys will one day have. Also, Blake raises awareness of the child labor in his time. Thank God we have moved past this ugly time in our history. Injustices like this no longer need to be feared.