Children are viewed that they are younger and may need more guidance than adults, however, they have this purity and innocence that adults do not have. According to the writings of both Blake and Wordsworth, they are closer to God because of their innocence and purity. In Blake’s poems children are always seen as neglected orphans. This is relating back to his childhood where his parents were not supportive of his religion and this left him feeling like he was an orphan. This aspect in his biography demonstrated the importance adults played in shaping the lives of children. In a similar way this happened throughout Wordsworth’s writings, since he wrote mainly about his own life as a child. The biographical information from Wordsworth’s poems shows why he decided to elevate children to a higher level than adults. Since he was a very pious man, he liked to write about finding God in nature. This is why most of the settings in his poems are outdoors rather than inside a church. Wordsworth believed that children are closer to God since they are able to be free and delightful in their own way. They can be outside and be as close to God as they wanted to without worrying about obligations. This view comes from his time in solitude without his sibling near him. Since he was alone for a great deal of time, he knew that nature was where God was and that made him find comfort. Wordsworth elevates children because they are pure and innocent and do not have to know as much about difficult topics such as death. In the first stanza of his poem “We are Seven” He says, “A simple child (…) what should it know of death?” (Wordsworth). Death is a subject not very many children understand. Although the girl did not fully understand the loneliness of the death of her two siblings she still felt comforted. She still imagined they were alive and able to still spend time with
Children are viewed that they are younger and may need more guidance than adults, however, they have this purity and innocence that adults do not have. According to the writings of both Blake and Wordsworth, they are closer to God because of their innocence and purity. In Blake’s poems children are always seen as neglected orphans. This is relating back to his childhood where his parents were not supportive of his religion and this left him feeling like he was an orphan. This aspect in his biography demonstrated the importance adults played in shaping the lives of children. In a similar way this happened throughout Wordsworth’s writings, since he wrote mainly about his own life as a child. The biographical information from Wordsworth’s poems shows why he decided to elevate children to a higher level than adults. Since he was a very pious man, he liked to write about finding God in nature. This is why most of the settings in his poems are outdoors rather than inside a church. Wordsworth believed that children are closer to God since they are able to be free and delightful in their own way. They can be outside and be as close to God as they wanted to without worrying about obligations. This view comes from his time in solitude without his sibling near him. Since he was alone for a great deal of time, he knew that nature was where God was and that made him find comfort. Wordsworth elevates children because they are pure and innocent and do not have to know as much about difficult topics such as death. In the first stanza of his poem “We are Seven” He says, “A simple child (…) what should it know of death?” (Wordsworth). Death is a subject not very many children understand. Although the girl did not fully understand the loneliness of the death of her two siblings she still felt comforted. She still imagined they were alive and able to still spend time with