The Lamb and The Tiger

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“The Lamb” and “The Tiger”
The poems “The Lamb” and “The Tiger” in my view deserves the titles ” challenges of life as one grows up. “The reason for the poems to assume the titles is simply the use of imagery where the tiger is a symbol of strength and power as the lamb symbolizes humility and innocence. The tiger according to my interpretation of the poem is a dangerous or rather fearful situation that people go through in the urge of making up for grown-ups. Life is not easy and for that those who accept the challenges innocently are allowed to grow slowly despite the fears created by the Tiger. William Blake must have understood life from an angle that requires a proper discernment before concluding the overhaul of the poem (Blake, William, Gunnar, and Scott 45). The date and time at which the poems “The Lamb” and “The Tiger” were written in the 17th century, 1794 although the exact time for the poem is not well captured in the poem.
The Classical Literature by (Johnson 34) does not reveal otherwise but emphasize about the poems hidden meaning and for any case works in favor of my earlier interpretations that life has threats. See quote” Tyger, Tyger burning bright.” Threats in life have likened to the tiger, and people that undergo the challenges are in that regard likened to the lamb. Are in most cases innocent of what may befall them in the future but always walk through life boldly unexpected of what may happen in the course of life (Hernadi, Paul 55).

The future for the ” lambs “is like a complicated jigsaw puzzle that gives no room for prediction of the aftermath.
According to (Kett, Joseph 24) the interpretation of the poem “The Lamb” and “The Tiger” depicts the poems to represent the cruel nature of people and the pretense shown at times of help. “Little lamb.” Take for instance the Tiger feeds on flesh from the lamb but for the sake of the poem the tiger wants to make friends with the lamb. Such situations are similar to that of the hyena with the carcass. The two cannot stay together peacefully. The hyena would always want to feast on the body all the time (Whitson, Roger 26).
The poems as referred to by (Hellen, William 27) among the Literature Collections of America proves the worries that face humankind in the event of trying to feature out for success. “In the forests of the night.” The poems are an encouragement for anyone who feels despaired of coming out strong and facing life as it come. Living according to the source calls for diligence and courage despite the fears that surround us (Kett, Joseph 44). The bolder one accepts the challenges of life, the more likely the person in question enjoys the freedom of life.
In my opinion, the poems are worth the interpretations offered. The verse as interpreted by the critics gives lessons in life that human beings need to put in practice for daily behavior practices. The poems are a representation of the real picture of what life looks like, and all that one requires to make it in life or otherwise. It is all but making decisions although it does not wholly rely on choices as there are other aspects; for instance, fate, that determine the outcome. In any normal society, a lot is expected to happen in ones’ life right from childhood to maturity and, in most cases, challenges form part of a good number of people’s lives.
Works Cited
Blake, William, Gunnar A. Kaldewey, and Scott Meyer. The Tyger. Gunnar A. Kaldewey, 2005.
Hernadi, Paul. “Literature and evolution.” SubStance 30.1 (2001): 55-71.
Kett, Joseph F. “Rites of passage: Adolescence in America, 1790 to the present.” (1977).
Whitson, Roger. “Panelling parallax: the fearful symmetry of Alan Moore and William Blake.” ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies 3.2 (2007).