Our World Today
(An analysis of Hollow Men…) “Consisting in the theme, implicit throughout the latter, of debasement through the rejection of good, of despair through consequent guilt” (Smith). The poem Hollow Men was written by T. S. Eliot. In this poem, there are many life lessons that can be extracted and applied to our lives. Through this poem, it is easy to realize what can be learned as we experience this life. Because of this, it is easier to rely on the poem to create a new way to live our lives. In the poem Hollow Men, there are three main messages that can be viewed as appealing to any reader. One message that can be taken away from the poem Hollow Men, is the critique of our modern times. As time as evolved, we have greatly become dependent upon the technology we have. As we continually live our lives, we are constantly relying on the types of technology that we have. Our technology has both helped us but also destroyed us. With our technology, we have the opportunity to develop ourselves in all aspects of life. An author describes this change in this way, “Encouraged by so many changes, early modernist writers had a utopian view of the future (“modernism”). …show more content…
“‘The Hollow Men.” On "The Hollow Men", Modern American Poetry, 0ADAD, www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/eliot/hollow.htm.
Tracey, Janey. “The ‘Fall’ of ‘The Hollow Men.’” The Ploughshares Blog, Emerson College, 20 Jan. 2017, blog.pshares.org/index.php/literary-television-bbcs-the-fall-and-t-s-eliots-the-hollow-men/.
Solorzano, Emmanuel. “Modernism & Poetry.” Unit of Study, www.sjsu.edu/faculty/mary.warner/StudentLinks/2014_Spring/Emmanuel%20Solorzano.pdf.
Waddock, Sandra. “Men and Women.” Ethics?, Portland State University, May 2005, citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.455.3949&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
Salzmann '89, Shena (1989) "Early and Late: Eliot Changes Style "Portrait of a Lady" and "Hollow Men"," Undergraduate Review: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article
(An analysis of Hollow Men…) “Consisting in the theme, implicit throughout the latter, of debasement through the rejection of good, of despair through consequent guilt” (Smith). The poem Hollow Men was written by T. S. Eliot. In this poem, there are many life lessons that can be extracted and applied to our lives. Through this poem, it is easy to realize what can be learned as we experience this life. Because of this, it is easier to rely on the poem to create a new way to live our lives. In the poem Hollow Men, there are three main messages that can be viewed as appealing to any reader. One message that can be taken away from the poem Hollow Men, is the critique of our modern times. As time as evolved, we have greatly become dependent upon the technology we have. As we continually live our lives, we are constantly relying on the types of technology that we have. Our technology has both helped us but also destroyed us. With our technology, we have the opportunity to develop ourselves in all aspects of life. An author describes this change in this way, “Encouraged by so many changes, early modernist writers had a utopian view of the future (“modernism”). …show more content…
“‘The Hollow Men.” On "The Hollow Men", Modern American Poetry, 0ADAD, www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/eliot/hollow.htm.
Tracey, Janey. “The ‘Fall’ of ‘The Hollow Men.’” The Ploughshares Blog, Emerson College, 20 Jan. 2017, blog.pshares.org/index.php/literary-television-bbcs-the-fall-and-t-s-eliots-the-hollow-men/.
Solorzano, Emmanuel. “Modernism & Poetry.” Unit of Study, www.sjsu.edu/faculty/mary.warner/StudentLinks/2014_Spring/Emmanuel%20Solorzano.pdf.
Waddock, Sandra. “Men and Women.” Ethics?, Portland State University, May 2005, citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.455.3949&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
Salzmann '89, Shena (1989) "Early and Late: Eliot Changes Style "Portrait of a Lady" and "Hollow Men"," Undergraduate Review: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article