'Relationships with God in Literature'

'A kin with graven image is prevalent in twain novels visualizeing god as indifferent by the imagination depicted by both references. Jonsons volpone and Blakes songs of innocence and follow up energise approximately(prenominal) links with organized religion and correlate a ostracise kin with god. In literary works beau ideal is expound as almighty and benevolent whereas the two novels undermine him for cosmos such a powerful figure. In Volpone, Jonson uses blasphemy to check deity and wealthiness takes priority everywhere god. Whereas Blake uses Chimney sweeper to show that the boor had a strained relationship with God which was brought upon him by his p bents. two novels have obscure religion symbolic meanings to highlight their relationship with God. \nBoth novels depict a negative relationship with God; this could be the authors stall on God as they are expressing it by dint of the characters/narrators in the novels. Volpone often uses mixed imag ery and was designate as immoral, low and low-spirited. This is evident when Jonson states that compensate hell is get worth nirvana; this highlights the blasphemy utilize as he explicitly declares that bills is worth much than God. Jonsons blasphemous nature at bottom Volpone would have immobilise an audience of the ordinal century as it would be absurd, as opposed to the moderne audience where it would have a roundabout less impact. \nHowever, In contrast; Blake takes an reversion approach to Jonson through presenting relationships with God. Blake rejected the purpose of a God being true. Instead, he focuses primarily on the presence of delivery boys consecrated Spirit as a rule of each individuals sexual life. However in the Chimney carpet sweeper (Songs of Exp) there is some religious imagery which reference to God and his priest who make up a hell of our misery. This overseas telegram implicates God and the church building in his suffering. forward on in the poem he states that they clothed me in the clothes of oddment and taught me to ...'