Critics such as Jay Martin, would argue that Eliot “seeks to order the chaotic modern world; in particular with its substantial use of historical and literal references, the mythical method offers Eliot a satirical lens to perceive and give new meaning to the present.” Actually, Eliot is providing prospective and deeper insight into the human psyche after something like war, which destroys everything in its path—art, life, and love. Providing prospective is much different than being “satirical” in nature, being satirical hints to finding humor, or irony, which is not the intent of the poem; the poem intends to convey the melancholy and disjointed nature that the human race as a whole was in after WWI—thus Eliots ' use of languages and Poets from around the world. Allusion and historical references serve as the backbone of this masterful poem to create the dystopian, almost post-apocalyptic world that Eliot intended to achieve with “The Waste Land.” To take the reader to the underworld (Hell) particularly with using Dante 's poems creates an allusion to hell and describes the emotions of the people perfectly, for the era; “the wretched souls those who lived without disgrace and without praise.” Without Dante 's vital contribution to the allusion, the allusion becomes weaker, or essentially
Critics such as Jay Martin, would argue that Eliot “seeks to order the chaotic modern world; in particular with its substantial use of historical and literal references, the mythical method offers Eliot a satirical lens to perceive and give new meaning to the present.” Actually, Eliot is providing prospective and deeper insight into the human psyche after something like war, which destroys everything in its path—art, life, and love. Providing prospective is much different than being “satirical” in nature, being satirical hints to finding humor, or irony, which is not the intent of the poem; the poem intends to convey the melancholy and disjointed nature that the human race as a whole was in after WWI—thus Eliots ' use of languages and Poets from around the world. Allusion and historical references serve as the backbone of this masterful poem to create the dystopian, almost post-apocalyptic world that Eliot intended to achieve with “The Waste Land.” To take the reader to the underworld (Hell) particularly with using Dante 's poems creates an allusion to hell and describes the emotions of the people perfectly, for the era; “the wretched souls those who lived without disgrace and without praise.” Without Dante 's vital contribution to the allusion, the allusion becomes weaker, or essentially