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The theme of guardianship, being the act of guarding, protecting, and taking care of another person, is very prominent in William Blake’s “”. Three distinct instances of guardianship can be seen in Blake’s poem. These ....

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... and his mother have a very close and affectionate relationship. The boy expresses how his mother sits with him under the shade of the tree and shares with him the love of God. , being influenced by society during this time, believes that once his black skin passes away, then the English child will love him. In hopes of changing his view of himself and his skin color, the boy’s mother tells him that there is an advantage to having black skin. The mother implies that black skin can bear more of the beams of God’s love than the white skin. “For when our souls have learn’d the heat to bear, the cloud will vanish; we ...