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Blake's "The Fly" - College Essays

Blake's "The Fly"

This poem is about life. The question this poem poses is "What is
Life?" In order to find the answer, according to Blake, one must consider
Nature and Thought. The poem itself is filled with emotion and leaves the
reader thinking at the end as to what the poem is about, a true romantic
fragment. Also, this poem was in Blake's "Songs of Experience," therefore,
it was written out of an adult viewpoint.
In order to answer the question posed by the author, one must turn
to nature to find the answer. "Am not I thee? Or art not thou a man like
me?"(p.36) In this quote lies the point and question of the poem. By
relating himself to a fly and a fly to him, he asks "What are we?" ...

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as a fly, being a man can
be killed at any time in his life just like a fly can be killed any time in
his life. Also, "The Hand of God" can strike down a man the same a fly is
struck down by the hand of man. This view by Blake is quite depressing.
One can be carefree about their life, yet thinking is the most
essential part of man. "If thought is life And strength and breath, And
the want Of thought is death;" By having thought shows that we have life.
Blake is saying that we must have thoughts and be able to think in order to
survive and have a healthy and fruitful life. Once one wants thought then
that person lacks thought. Therefore, the person who is lacking in thought
is dead because the most vital thing which makes that person stay alive and
stay human is not present. This quote also demonstrates the lack of care
of the author if he lives or dies. Since he feels so poorly of man, he
could careless if he thinks or does not for he feels there is no point ...

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Added: 1/4/2006 02:10:36 PM
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