THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER - WILLIAM BLAKE- BASIC ENGLISH NOTES - SEMESTER II - SUMMARY

 

THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER

WILLIAM BLAKE

SUMMARY

 

A child describes his story that when he was very young, his mom passed on and his dad sold him. He was child to such an extent that he could hardly cry. He was child to such an extent that he didn't even know how to weep. The repetition of the word weeps! isn't just for poetic impact yet to recommend that in the event that he was somewhat full grown, he might have wept and argued his dad not to sell him. Anyway being unequipped for communicating his pain, he was sold. From that day, he clears the chimney and stays in bed of soot.

 

The child informs us concerning another little fellow in particular Tom Dacre. He cried a lot when his head was shaved which had curly hair that resembled sheep's back. The utilization of sheep's back represents two things. First that he had thick hair in light of the fact that there was no one to deal with him. Also, similar to the sheep, the child was innocent. To support him, the first child says "Hush Tom! Never mind" as this is being done so the soot of the chimney may not ruin his white hair.

 

Tom felt much improved and got peaceful. In that night he sees in dream a large number of sweepers like Dick, Joe Ned and Jack who were looked up in the black coffins. This line is extremely profound and representative. In this stanza, the child takes the names of certain people who were his companions and died. He tells how a great many little boys who worked in chimney died. They passed on at a young age.

 

An Angel appears close to the black coffins of those young chimney sweepers with a bright key. The angel opens the coffins and frees them all. The children at that point go to a green plain or meadow. They run, laugh, jump and wash in a river and sparkle in the Sun, they are free and enjoy at their full.

 

They are naked and white for example free from the "clothes of death" and wonderful like the angels. They fly and rise above the clouds and play in the breeze like the heavenly messengers. The angel at that point reveals to Tom that on the off chance that he becomes or remains a good child, he will have God as his protector (father) and will appreciate such a lot of that he won't ever want more joy.

 

The next day Tom awakens. He is changed after seeing the dream. He rises in dark and goes to work however the morning was cold. He was glad and warm. He accepted that if all carry out their responsibility, they need not fear harm. Think, how incredible is the working.