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... Eliot’s work "The Wasteland" is a remarkably macabre view of the modern world. In respect to both the natural and social worlds, Eliot paints for the reader the ultimate wasteland. ...
From the start of "The Wasteland" one can clearly recognize the foreshadowing imagery simply by looking at the title of the poem. ... Through the use of symbol and metaphor Eliot sets the tone of "The Wasteland" and constantly reminds the reader of just how desolate his depiction of the world is.
Often throughout "The Wasteland" the present is compared to the past to illustrate how grievous the loss is in light of this new world of Eliots creation. ... Not having to explain how the wasteland was created leaves the poem open to the individual interpretation. This gives "The Wasteland" a degree of versatility that can hold several meanings while continuing to stay true to the theme of lack of fertility.
The vast majority of the meaning of "The Wasteland" is attributed to the numerous number of allusions Eliot makes through out the course of the poem. ... Thus through presenting Tiresias in such a fashion, Eliot stresses how unlikely it is that humans will pull themselves from the wasteland. ... The lack of any intervention shows that there is none there, that the forces of the divine do not exist to influence the world and thus have no ability to influence the wasteland. ...
Finally Eliot employees the use of form and language to stress the stress and disconnected nature of "The Wasteland.
Approximate Word count = 1225
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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