Dissatisfaction with society revealed in Yeats' Stolen Child "The Stolen Child", a poem by WB Yeats, tells the story of a child who is drawn by fairies to a fantasy world illustrated through rich descriptions of nature and the freedom it offers. The plot of the poem becomes a metaphor for the return to innocence that the author believes is necessary in a society that attempts to distance children from the mysticism and innocence that characterize childhood. , towards a more banal reality as an adult. With his vivid descriptions and use of extended metaphors, Yeats is able to create a world unaffected by time, in stark contrast to the world we live in, to illustrate his dissatisfaction with reality. In the first stanza, Yeats describes this magical world that he has created. It tells the dimensions and characteristics of an island, which will be its setting. Here the fairies have hidden their "fairy rooms, full of berries / And the reddest stolen cherries." (6). The description of the stolen fruit connotes lost innocence through a biblical allusion to the Garden of Eden. Yeats uses this allusion to support his message that the innocence of childhood is left behind in a world "more full of tears than you can understand" (12). In the poem's refrain there is also a reference to "savagery" (10), a characteristic that modern society does not contain. Yeats appears to be generally dissatisfied with the way society as a whole has moved away from nature towards a more domesticated way of life. Yeats's vivid descriptions of a fantastical natural world continue in the second stanza where he talks about dancing on the beach in the moonlight. The concept of chasing "the foamy bubbles" (21) of the waves implies... half of the paper... actually describes what is already available on earth, in nature, to realize this dream of paradise. Yeats thus manages to convey his critique of modern society through the story of a child who is lured by fairies and brought back to the natural world. The symbols of freedom present in the descriptions of nature contrast sharply with the symbols of domestication present in the descriptions of the world from which the child is attracted. The air of delicacy and grace with which he describes nature helps Yeats develop a mythical atmosphere, which creates a stark contrast to a world full of tears and problems. Therefore, the descriptions found within "The Stolen Child" are an important outlet through which Yeats is able to express his general dissatisfaction with modern society and his turning away from nature and general freedom and abandonment of 'childhood..