Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Innocence vs Experience

I love the fact that Blake plays with the concept of innocence and experience throughout his work. He uses multimedia as a ballad or musical flare to his work. I think its very interesting that he depicts both concepts through trees. As the reader, one sees the difference between these two concepts very distinctly. Innocence is portrayed by a sturdy, tall and broad tree. This tree is often full of life and lacks imperfection. However, experience is portrayed by a tree with either tightly or loosely wound vines wrapping itself along the trunk or through its branches. In this perception, one can come to the conclusion that Blake's interpretation of experience is something like "twisted fate". This phrase can signify that the course of one's life may be uncontrolled by one's actions but bettered by one's experiences. Ironically, through innocence, one may fall short of the many experiences they will overcome.

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