Allusions In The Lamb

The Lamb is a great representation of a poem telling of innocence. It speaks about everything it needs to for helping the readers understand the symbolism within. The child is a symbol of innocence, the portion of the soul which has not yet been corrupted and destroyed by the world of conventionalized aspirations such as religion, culture, society, and state and other systems. This extremely simple poem also almost quietly advances the subject of creativity and the all great creator. While the speaker is actually speaking about a physical lamb on the surface of the poem, the reader may notice the use of Christianity and the allusion to the Bible. The child is also the symbol of Christ, a person who was both God and man, the Messiah sent by
God to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the destruction of mankind. The fact that the lamb has been sent to feed among the meadow and along the stream indicates that it is to live by its natural instincts, or the Divine law of the nature. The wooly softness and the brightness that comes from within also support the divine nature of the lamb symbol. The voice of the lamb is also equally significant. The child, the lamb and the Christ are all close to the creative being; creativity is a child like occupation, since it also involves the natural spirit, sense of wonder and undefiled imagination.