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ABOUT THE POEM WASTE LAND BY T.S. ELIOT
The Waste Land, at first when you read the poem you will not get the idea of , what the poet is trying to say in the poem , you will find it full of vagueness . it makes the readers confuse but once you read the poem and try to connect all the images and metaphors used by the poet you will get the whole meaning .The poem is divided into 5 parts :
1 ] The Burial of Death
2] A Game of Chess
3] The Fire Sermon
4 ] Death by Water
5 ] What The Thunder Said
The theme of the poem is Sexual Perversion and Spiritual Degradation . According to Eliot Spiritual Degradation leads to sexual perversion.
1) What are your views on the following image after reading 'The Waste Land'? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzche's views? or Has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?
I agree with Nietzsche and his progressive and forward looking policy in giving solution to the problem of contemporary crisis in faith and self. In his book he gave the concept of super human .It is not fair enough to considered Eliot as regressive in compared to Nietzsche. Eliot tries to give the answer of contemporary problems by using the reference myth and Upanishad. Because myth and religion always seems as a powerful weapon in shaping the society. This both have a great impact on human mind. Each and every myth is related with religion, which is for betterment of people if they are spreading immoral notion in society, it is another matter. The religion should be for giving a knowledge to the people either in a form of moral values or to develop a compassion in people. Whenever history repeats we always look back to find a solution of contemporary problems which have been lying in our myth and Upanishad.
What are your views regarding these comments? Is it true that giving free vent to the repressed 'primitive instinct' lead us to happy and satisfied life? or do you agree with Eliot's view that 'salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition'?
Here I am not agree with Eliot’s view that salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition. Because suppression of natural desire or feeling gets more powerful and strong with the passage of time and at last turns out into something bad. Rather than it is better to give free vent to the repressed ‘primitive instinct’ which lead us to happy and satisfied life.
Write about allusions to the Indian thoughts in 'The Waste Land'. (Where, How and Why are the Indian thoughts referred?)
In “The Wasteland” we find many allusion of the Indian thoughts. Let’s have a look on some of
them.
The Fire Sermon
The Fire Sermon is a name which was given to
the third part of The Wasteland. It is the name of
a sermon which was given by Budhdha.
Brahmayoni hill is a place where Budhdha
taught the fire sermon and deliver a sermon
about achieving liberation from suffering
through detachment from five senses and mind.
In ‘The Wasteland’ sexual perversion is the
central theme that’s why by referring this Elio
t wants to give a message to keep away from all
the senses and desires.
Three ‘Da’
In the poem Eliot also used three Da in order to
remind us about self control and solicitude.
Datta- Give
Dayadhavam- Sympathize
Damyata- Control
River Ganga and Himalaya
As we know that River Ganga is known for its
purity and the Himalaya is known for peace and
spirituality. Here Eliot referrers Ganga and
Himalaya because of their spirituality and
purity as well as he finds the solution of
contemporary problems in it.
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