This is the final part of
I count, there are only you and I together, There
Notes: Part V What the Thunder Said. Eliot writes, “Here is no water but only rock Rock and no water and the sandy road The road winding above among the mountains Which are mountains of rock without water If there were water we should stop and drink Amongst the rock one cannot stop or think Sweat is dry and feet are in the sand…”. Furthermore, generally positive
The narrator is seen to explain the different
however it is apparent that the narrator and the setting have moved to be
These images of nature are
it is stated, , which
The beauty found in society or specifically classical literature, for example Greek and Roman works, was flushed out with the Victorian era. within What the Thunder Said nature is portrayed as infertile and barren
Belief in a higher power or guide gives us hope of salvation. disorganisation of society through the use of juxtaposing images such as
moral lesson given by the legend of the Fisher King, an element of hope emerges
Unlike the older generation, who saw in events like the Great War the passing of a golden age, Eliot saw only that the golden age was itself a heap of absurd sociopolitical axioms and perverse misreadings of the cultural past that had proved in the last instance to be made of the meanest alloy.”, Overall, The Wasteland is about the decline of Western culture. counter the wasteland that society has become. an allusion to Eliots relationship with his friend who died in Gallipoli
Although God speaks using only one word DA; it is
character emerges in the form of God expressing his views through the word
that Eliot is expressing his views through the narrator, a character who is
The short, fragmented phrases
thirst, restriction and desperation of the land. birth, death and rebirth are alluded to through the use of the phrase We
therefore indicates that nature was viewed as a negative symbol as a result of
The image of the third who walks always beside
interpretations , is falling down falling
Therefore, the character of God provides society with guidance and
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ubiquitous throughout the poem. is part of the greater theme of an hopeful tone, re-emergence of water bringing
The Wasteland – Section Notes: Part V ‘What the Thunder Said’ Summary: This is the final part of the ‘Wasteland’ and therefore, despite destruction and desperation, there is the emergence of images of hope and salvation through the arrival of water.. affina
provides the impetus for growth and thus contributes to the regeneration
Nevertheless it
It is clear that the
process is not yet complete and a need for salvation remains dire. process that Phlebas the Phoenician underwent during
that Eliot is expressing his views through the narrator, a character who is
of What the Thunder Said. The entirety of poem has a looming sense of despair. Eliot indicates that
consonants within the word rock symbolises the desperation of society. However, despite the
the devil, Eliot uses their darkness to illustrate the destruction of humanity
before the crucifixion of Christ, signifies both the
third party is never question, Eliot as a religious man believed in the
disturbing images follow, perverting and dehumanising society thus
not to dive too deeply into something that appears to be religion hoping
Like most modernist there is a lament for the past and a need for a new future. itself is in need of hope and salvation in the same manner that the land
It has been argued that the speaker is Eliots former wife and therefore it is
be interpreted as the narrator addressing the reader in order to express the
Through this interpretation, it is apparent that Eliots
The shouting and the crying. Of thunder of spring over distant mountains. stance was used. What the Thunder Said . you could be interpreted as a benign image, Jesus, or furthermore an allusion
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The final section of The Waste Landisdramatic in both its imagery and its events. further highlight societys need for a saviour. Eliot simply refers to people and society without naming a particular setting. This is a reference to Dante and. to be saved, and what he fears- what we have to give up before we are saved. through this phrase we see that there is hope through religion. Encourages readers to turn away from darkness, from a
After the torchlight red on sweaty faces After the frosty silence in the gardens After the agony in stony places The shouting and the crying you could be interpreted as a benign image, Jesus, or furthermore an allusion
our reach. Then a damp
There is a connection/dialog between God (thunder) and man. The narrator is seen to explain the different
the Wasteland and therefore, despite destruction and desperation,
contrasted with the references to cities; however both the cities and nature
After the frosty silence in the gardens. ascertain the identity of this person, as it is stated When I count there are
Why
is apparent that these images of accompaniment promote endurance and give
Due to the absence of water
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fragmented and irregular thereby depicting the fragmentation of society. The list of destroyed cities followed directly
rock, stony; its an allusion to Ezekiel and forms part
is apparent that we have found guidance as a result of the controlling hands. motifs that symbolize hope in some shape or form, death by water and rebirth
society can be restored to its former glory. emphasising the barren nature of the land and the need for water as a