One down, two more to go

Wuhuuh! My first essay (of three due next week. See, I started early!) is finally finished! I feel like my brain is leaking out of my ears, but ... whatever. 1.581 words about Blake and his view on childhood in "Songs of Innocence and Experience" and the only thing left to do is Claire proofreading it and me handing it in. It's the longest essay I had to write so far (all the other ones are only 1.ooo - 1.2oo words long) and by far the hardest to write. Even Claire noticed. :( And no, sweetie, it's okay to be honest. I've just reached the point where I expect better from myself. I hope I did better with the second part of it.

You wanna know my conclusion for my whole essay? Sure you do:

However, childhood can be carefree only if adults allow it. It is the influence of the adults and their so-called morals that makes a happy childhood in Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience nearly impossible. The adults are the ones who threaten the innocent state of the children, because they try to guide them morally and end up corrupting them instead. The adults sell their children and let them burn without offering any resistance. In the end, it is the morally wrongful actions of the adults that leads children into a world full with sin and without joy.

Please keep in mind that this is Blake's view, not my own. ;)

Tomorrow I'm off starting to write my second essay. I'm not yet sure for which class, Irish Literary Revival or Critical Practice, but I'll see ...