T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets Analysis

Literature is a large part of culture. When the culture of the country or the world is flourishing, the literature flourishes along with it. During the 1920s, before the Great Depression, culture and literature thrived in the United States due to the economic prosperity and the Harlem Renaissance. While going through the Great Depression, people looked to literature to give them an escape from their grim reality. World War II ended the Great Depression, but new authors during this time of war decreased dramatically. Most books, poems, and short stories written during this time were written by already established authors. Many classic pieces of literature during this period of history were written about the second world war.
To begin with, one of the greatest works from the second world war was T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Four Quartets are a series of poems written over a six year period of time. He wrote about the war in a deep and complex manner. He wrote, “What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual possibility Only in a world of speculation” (Eliot I). In other words, this means that the people of the world can only picture what the world would be …show more content…
People read during times of war but also during times of peace. World War II was a pivotal piece of humanity’s history; some of the world’s most renowned pieces of literature were from this time. Most authors during this time were already established before the war. However, some of them became well-known because of the books they wrote during this war. There were books written by young girls but also by middle aged men. These books altered humanity’s perspective on the war. The authors were largely impacted by this war, and they share their experiences through their words. Literature is a crucialn enormous part of society, especially during times of wars. These authors changed the face of literature during one of the darkest times in mankind’s