William Blake focuses on the comparison between the innocent world of childhood and the harsh world of adults. In the poem " The Chimney Sweeper" of the innocence version, he describes a naive, pure view from a children. On the contrary, " The Chimney Sweeper" of the experience version, he exhibits a darker side from an adult view. The two perspectives show big differences when they explore the world. It is obvious that William Blake does not pick side. Instead, he tries to describe a more real living of people through different perspectives.
In " Holy Thursday" (Innocence), Blake uses several words to emphasize an innocent scenery, such as words like "innocent faces", " Children walking two and two in red and blue and green", " thousands of little boys and girls raising their innocent hands". Those colors and delightful sceneries can easily make us to associate with childhood. On the other hand, Blake uses negative words to underline the harsh experiences of adult lives in his experience version of "Holy Thursday". Words like "misery", "cold and usurous hand", "trembling cry" and "a land of poverty" make readers feel depressed.
In my judgement, William Blake has a pure purpose and that is to describe a true world.
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