How does the narrator of William Blakes poem “The Chimney Sweeper” represent innocence?
The poem protests the living conditions, working conditions, and the overall treatment of young chimney sweeps in the cities of England. This innocence is exploited and oppressed, and those who are being exploited are unaware of the oppression.The boy in “The Chimney Sweeper” sees his situation through the eyes of innocence and does not understand the social injustice. In 1788, there was an attempt to pass an act to improve the treatment and working conditions of these young children.
