A Short Story Versus A Poem
Even though the poem, “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake, was written during the time of the Romantic era and the short story,“Araby” by James Joyce, was written in the Modern era, it is obvious of the many different similarities and differences that the two works share. James Joyce could possibly be considered a Romantic writer due to the fact that he incorporates a child as his protagonist. They both start off with a dark setting to set the tone anger and/or suffering that individuals or society may be facing. “The Chimney Sweeper” has two different parts that go with the “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience”. The innocence version reveals the naïve perspectives of a child were as the experience version …show more content…
Numerous writers from the Romantic age would incorporate different themes such as appreciation of nature and or the innocence of children. For example, in “The Chimney Sweeper” the usage of words decrees a view from a child, when he says, “And because I am happy, & dance & sing, / They think they have done me no injury” (9-10). The usage of “happy, & dance & sing” shows the author trying to express the pure and virtuous part of child. Blake then ends the stanza with “no injury” which could be a sign of questioning authority like do they think what they are doing is causing me pain? With Blake revealing that the narrator is learning from his experience causing to grow as a person he is losing his innocence. In an analysis, given by Dianne Heath in “Analysis of The Chimney Sweeper from the Songs of Experience”, she makes the claim that the boy is learning from cleaning the chimneys for when she says “He doesn’t see through the eyes of a child but instead has wisdom beyond his years” (Heath). Joyce takes on a similar approach, when compared to “The Chimney Sweeper”, by giving a child’s interpretation of the area and the journey he takes for someone he is “obsessed”. According to Shaye, the boys sees the childish actions that he has taken by concluding with: “He has a typical crush on the sister of his friend, Mangan, and because of it, his journeys to a bazaar or world fair called Araby, where he finally comes to a realization about his immature actions” (Shaye). The marking of “immature actions” demonstrates how this young kid who has no experience as that of an adult. In the story, “Araby”, the author says “If my uncle was seen turning the corner we hid in the shadow until we had seen him safely housed” (2279) which in other words illustrates the need for the boy to feel as a kid and not wanting to be disrupted by the adult world. The narrator has a
Even though the poem, “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake, was written during the time of the Romantic era and the short story,“Araby” by James Joyce, was written in the Modern era, it is obvious of the many different similarities and differences that the two works share. James Joyce could possibly be considered a Romantic writer due to the fact that he incorporates a child as his protagonist. They both start off with a dark setting to set the tone anger and/or suffering that individuals or society may be facing. “The Chimney Sweeper” has two different parts that go with the “Songs of Innocence” and “Songs of Experience”. The innocence version reveals the naïve perspectives of a child were as the experience version …show more content…
Numerous writers from the Romantic age would incorporate different themes such as appreciation of nature and or the innocence of children. For example, in “The Chimney Sweeper” the usage of words decrees a view from a child, when he says, “And because I am happy, & dance & sing, / They think they have done me no injury” (9-10). The usage of “happy, & dance & sing” shows the author trying to express the pure and virtuous part of child. Blake then ends the stanza with “no injury” which could be a sign of questioning authority like do they think what they are doing is causing me pain? With Blake revealing that the narrator is learning from his experience causing to grow as a person he is losing his innocence. In an analysis, given by Dianne Heath in “Analysis of The Chimney Sweeper from the Songs of Experience”, she makes the claim that the boy is learning from cleaning the chimneys for when she says “He doesn’t see through the eyes of a child but instead has wisdom beyond his years” (Heath). Joyce takes on a similar approach, when compared to “The Chimney Sweeper”, by giving a child’s interpretation of the area and the journey he takes for someone he is “obsessed”. According to Shaye, the boys sees the childish actions that he has taken by concluding with: “He has a typical crush on the sister of his friend, Mangan, and because of it, his journeys to a bazaar or world fair called Araby, where he finally comes to a realization about his immature actions” (Shaye). The marking of “immature actions” demonstrates how this young kid who has no experience as that of an adult. In the story, “Araby”, the author says “If my uncle was seen turning the corner we hid in the shadow until we had seen him safely housed” (2279) which in other words illustrates the need for the boy to feel as a kid and not wanting to be disrupted by the adult world. The narrator has a