Name : Fitzal Rifqi Tarangga

Class : SS 20AB

Npm : 20111041

Analyzed Character And Setting

Poem entitled Chimney Sweeper by W. Blake. 

Character

The poem is told from the perspective of a young chimney sweep, a boy who has been sold into
labor by his father. The sweep meets a new recruit to the chimney sweeping gang named Tom
Dacre, who arrives terrified. After the speaker tries to reassure Tom, Tom dreams of an angel
who sets the chimney sweeps free, allowing them to play in green fields and then ascend to
heaven. This dream seems to suggest that if the boys are obedient workers, they'll get into
heaven. Implicitly, though, the poem takes issue with this idea, suggesting that it's a form of
indoctrination for the Church.

Setting

"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs
of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is
set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th
and 19th centuries.

Where is the setting in chimney sweeper? Blake's "The Chimney Sweeper" is set in London,
England in the late 1700s. It describes, from the point of view of a young, innocent chimney
sweeper, the cruel life of young boys from the poorest sections of society who were forced to
clean chimneys.