Topic > Connotation in London by William Blake - 736

Up until now it was just oppression, but it changes based on how society reacts. For example “How every chimney sweep shouts”(9) “Every blackened church is scary”(10) These two lines refer to the slavery of exploited child workers; putting these kids in horrible situations. The Church is horrified by what it sees. It brings out the idea of ​​the separation of church and state. Other horrible events are marked by death, "And the sigh of the unfortunate soldier"(11) "He runs in blood along the palace walls."(12) The image of sound in the first line with the sigh of the soldiers, could mean death , is a very unfortunate man who is taking his last breath. The image of him dying is shown by the blood running down the walls. The blame for this death lies with the monarchy of London with the reference to a palace. Only the last stanza concerns death. Among prostitutes the curses are sexually transmitted diseases; the plagues and plagues, which lead to rapid death, show the image of what society has become. It focuses on the fact that syphilis is a main thing with newborns who are born blind. Men and women die from contracting this disease, men sleep with whores instead of going home and sleeping with their wives, as the spread of the disease is able to spread quite easily in this country