The Poems of William Blake

The Chimney Sweeper

What is the final religous message of Tom's dream (19-20)?

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I think the dream underscores the injustice of the earthly world that the children had to endure. The heavenly imagery provides a sense of eternal release from a life of bondage and servitude. There is a sense of divine compensation that comes only after they die.

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