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How does Blake convey his ideas on the treatment of children on his songs? Despite not having children himself, Blake had very clear ideas on how children should be brought up and was aggressively critical of the way that they were being treated. He lived through an era where children were famously meant to be 'seen and not heard' but through his songs, he gives the children a voice whilst using his own to convey his ideas on the treatment on them emphasising the importance of nature, retaining youth and innocence, freedom from oppression and love and support from parents. The idea that children need the support and freedom of nature is a common idea featured in many of Blake's songs. 'The Echoing Green' is just one example where Blake creates a pastoral idyll through the use of 'sun' singing birds and 'merry bells' as a backdrop to a happy childhood. Through...

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