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A 5 page paper which examines the conditions
and reality of child labor by utilizing the poems of William Blake and other historical
discussions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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it seemed to reach such a devastating peak that something needed to be done. Children were being used in many horrid ways just so that technology could grow and industries
could make money. For many during the time period it was merely a reality, a necessity for survival. For others it meant nothing but more money. And, still yet, others
saw it for what it was, a damaging and life threatening existence for children. The following paper examines William Blakes two "Chimney Sweeper" poems as well as other historical information
concerning child labor. The paper argues that child labor was a life threatening reality. Child Labor William Blakes "Chimney Sweep" poems are relatively simple poems about the realities
of child labor. The first one, from 1789, states, "When my mother died I was very young,/ And my father sold me while yet my tongue/ Could scarcely cry "weep!
weep! weep! weep!"/ So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep."1 In these opening lines we see that the child likely had no choice but to work. This
does not make the reality pleasant of positive however, as is further seen in the lines that speak of inevitable death: "And so he was quiet, & that very night,/
As Tom was a sleeping he had such a sight!/ That thousands of sweepers Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack,/ Were all of them lockd up in coffins of black."2 The
dream has God telling him that he will be his father and will never suffer again and "so Tom awoke and we rose in the dark/ And got with our
bags & our brushes to work./ Tho the morning was cold, Tom was happy & warm;/ So if all do their duty, they need not fear harm."3 With the ending
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