▁Asia ▁" As ia " ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁The ▁Song ▁of ▁Los . ▁In ▁the ▁work , ▁Or c ▁creates ▁fires ▁in ▁the ▁mind ▁that ▁prov okes ▁a ▁thought ▁revolution . ▁This ▁causes ▁the ▁k ings ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁be ▁start led ▁as ▁an ▁ap ocal yp se ▁of ▁sorts ▁is ▁begun . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁ ▁Bla ke ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁prop he cies ▁follow ▁a ▁common ▁thread ▁in ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁freedom ▁experienced ▁during ▁Bla ke ' s ▁time , ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁War ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁activity ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁rec urr ing ▁appearance ▁of ▁Or c , ▁symbol ▁of ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁opp ression , ▁throughout ▁the ▁series ▁( es pecially ▁in ▁America ▁and ▁Europe ) ▁rein for ces ▁this ▁view . ▁Sch ol ars ▁such ▁as ▁Stephen ▁Be hr end ▁have ▁str essed ▁the ▁mut ual ▁inter dep end ence ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁pointing ▁out ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁sla very ▁as ▁a ▁rec urrent ▁mot ive . ▁David ▁V . ▁Erd man ▁called ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Prop he cies ▁a ▁" sp irit ual ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁world ". ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁deal ▁with ▁sat ire , ▁with ▁a ▁particular ▁focus ▁on ▁Francis ▁Ba con , ▁Isaac ▁Newton , ▁and ▁John ▁Lock e ▁as ▁a ▁Cer ber us ▁figure ▁when ▁he ▁attacked ▁all ▁three . ▁Although ▁Bla ke ▁was ▁wrong ▁when ▁he ▁l abeled ▁Lock e ▁a