HOW does william blake establish a connection among the lamb, god and himself? disuessin the light of his poem THE LAMB
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The "lamb" is a universal symbol for innocence and simplicity, the traits which are to be found in Jesus Christ too. In fact, the Holy Bible perceives the lamb as an incarnation of Christ. This is tacitly stated in William Blake's "The Lamb". This poem probes into the question of the creation of mankind. Blake, being rebellious in his philosophy, modifies the popular and theological notion of man being created by God. The most significant lines of the poem — "..Little Lamb I’ll tell thee!
He is called by thy name,
For he calls himself a Lamb.." — justify the connection of God with the Lamb. The Lamb's meek, mild, and tender nature is not only considered be as gifts by God, but also the association of the God with his own creation. The penultimate happens when the child narrator says, "..I a child & thou a lamb,/We are called by his name...". The child's declaration that the child and the lamb are alike leads to the most important conclusion — the child is a representation of God. This association of a child with God is explored at length in Blake's anthology of poems, Age of Innocence.
William Blake in this poem symbolizes the lamb as Jesus the god and also to his own self. Jesus traditionally is showcased as a lamb as it is about the value and peace it symbolizes.
Image of a child is also matched with Jesus. It is the guileless and vulnerability of childhood.
Poem complements these and in the middle he himself is present in all the experiences of innocence.