The Question and Answer section for The Fly is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Check out the essay located in GradeSaver's study guide for Blake's poems. The link is prvided in the source box.
The giant sees the children laughing and playing in his garden and sees the spring had accompanied the children into his garden. He also locates a small boy struggling to climb up a tree and helps him.
In the first half of the story, he appears capable, strong, and masculine—the opposite of a reeling Mr. Woodifield. Killing the fly shows his underlying emotional distress.
