1) I do agree with the textbook editors when they say that William Blake was able to create social change using his text and readings. With the two versions of The Chimney Sweeper he uses two different tones, which in my mind would be a sign of trying to reach the different social classes. In class we also spoke on the details that were in each poem. One poem being from an experience based perspective would appeal more to a certain group, but could also shine a light on how some people saw the world being from a higher class. So it kind of forms a layer at which someone is getting an inside look at another's life.
2) The editors may have included the Parliment document as a primary source because it emphasizes the difference in government and how social classes were separated. This really didn't change the way that I read the poems, it just added another layer to an underlying story life in that time period.
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