In 's
poem "," Blake is criticizing the unnatural reality of industrialization. Blake sees
nature as a holy creation that is to be revered, while industrialization is a manmade horror.
Black asserts that no deity could possibly be responsible for creating something that stands in
such direct conflict with the natural world. This sentiment can be seen through Blake's
questioning:
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;What immortal hand or
eye,Could frame thy fearful symmetry? (1€“4)
While many of his time were excited at the material and societal
changes that proceeded the industrial revolution, Blake understood the role this mode of
production would have on the natural world and human's relationship to nature. The industrial
revolution...
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