Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake are a collection of poems that consider two aspects of the human soul: innocence and experience . Blake builds a parallel in his poems Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. His poems juxtapose the innocence and sweetness of childhood with the reality and harshness of the adult world. Blake's writings suggest that “innocence alone is not enough; it is necessary for the individual to make the journey towards experience.' (Duncan Wu) Songs of innocence and experience. Showing the two contrary states of the human soul. For centuries Western thought has been based on the idea of ​​contrasts: body and spirit, human and non-human, life and death, innocence and experience, good and evil. Blake also examined the idea of ​​contrasts and used it as the basis for his songs of innocence and songs of experience. Blake and other Romantics insist that opposites are equally important and inseparable. As Blake wrote, “Without opposites there is no progress.” It can therefore be argued that it is not possible to make a choice between innocence and experience because they are, one without the other, non-existent (Sagar: 2002) The Songs of Innocence were published in 1789, the year of the fall of Bastille Day in France, this was the opening event of the French Revolution and for many symbolized the overthrow of feudal tyranny. Songs of Experience was published in 1794, during the height of the French Reign of Terror. It could also be argued that the difference between songs of innocence and songs of experience reflects Blake's religious views and the way society's view of religion changed during the French Revolution. When you look at the songs of innocence you cannot clearly tell what Blake meant,...... middle of paper...... Blake uses parallel lyrics to show the decay of human morality and you can clearly see that the state of purity and childlike perspectives of Songs of Innocence establish Blake's ideal condition for humanity, while Song of Experience reflects political problems, the struggle against oppression, and the fear of revolution (Vines: 2005). When examining all the different aspects of the songs of Innocence and songs of experience we see that Blake intended the poem to be read and understood together and not separately. It is clear that his intention was to show that innocence and experience are not two independent concepts but rather a transition from one to the other. It can therefore be concluded that innocence alone is not sufficient; it is necessary for the individual to make the journey towards experience.