The Waste Land

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     This is our classroom activity to write something about the the waste land so here task is given to  write first   about the views by Nietzsche and Eliot. View are given upon the mythology which Eliot used in his present poem.Second thing to  write upon Freud and Eliot's views. And last is to give some  glimpse on Indian philosophy or thought which  Eliot taken from Indian thought into poem. So here  is task....for more information you can  click here

Introduction :

            The Waste land  is written by T. S.  Eliot. This poem consist five  part. 

1) The Burial of the Dead.

2) A Game of Chess.

3) The Fire Sermon.

4) Death by Water.

5) What the Thunder Said.

                 Present poem is considered as an Epic. But it is a modern epic.some way  it's characteristics is match with epic but someway so it's modern epic. This poem consist about 434 lines. Eliot also connect myth into this poem. Like Tiresias, God Apollo, Tristan, syble. He also learnt Sanskrit  so he also woven Indian thoughts and Indian philosophy in this poem  which we can Find in Third The Fire sermon  and last part What is the Thunder said as well . He takes  some element from Brihadarnya Upnishad and also from Bhuddha and some myth which is we get  around him.so that's why we can put  this  great poem into category of an epic  but in modern Epic. Eliot  used five language( English, German, French, Italian and Sanskrit)  and three religion( Budhdha,,Hindu and christian) concept in this poem. 

Here I discussed  about the views by Nietzsche and Eliot .second topic or quotation is about  Freud and Eliot. So let's see.... 

(1) What are your views on the following image after reading "The waste land"? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzsche's views? or has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

 

   From this picture we come to know that  this both have different point of views for the superman ,god myth and so on. So they are stand  opposite side to make arguments.

         We always  heard that  never look back and moving  further. So Friedrich Nietzsche is arguing about that we should go or move  further and find the  solution of the problem with which are comes on our path. So some way  it  is right .

  But when  we see  the Eliot's view we have  some  other view as well  and it will  make  every one to  think upon  which  view is very  much appreciate or can say  right. 

         Eliot is looking back  and gave not  only resolution but also  solution.In his poem The Waste Land he used myth and mythological element. That  way he is regressive and and also  looking  back. 

      So now  time  is that  what we think  on this  view ?  

According to me  time is keep on moving or can say  time cycle is moving eternally. So we always  see and look  further but when we see  some  problem we have some  example from  myth about that mythical character 'S experience. So it will be useful for taking decision. We have not that much life to make every  mistake in our life and find out its solution so we can see back and peep into myth or also in our own life to  make future good enough to take right or which should be done for that. 

        So, it tell to who is right here I like to  say  that  we should use both and try  to  make  our  further life good and find out solution  from to thinking. Nietzsche believe in superman but when  we talk it will be not a good thing.Ex Hitler. While  other side T. S.  Eliot  make balance  of swing, swing of regress and progress. His view is universal into his poem. 

(2) 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'?'

It is true that free vent to the repressed ‘primitive instincts’ lead us to happy and satisfied life’ but it will be upon to the person that how is he or she  giving that space to own self. Because it will can be creat a problem or can say anarchy which Arnold used in his essay Culture and Anarchy.  There we can see a chapter about. 'Doing as one  like'.

     According to Eliot  if there is any kind of anarchy will be there we can find it's solution from the  preserve culture or  from tradition as well.    

        So when  we talk about  free vent it is depends on person that  he will not  misuse of it otherwise it will create chaos. As Eliot say that  we can peep into back, into  preserve culture it will help and balanced the  thing. 

(3) Write about allusions to the Indian thoughts in 'The Waste Land'. (Where, How and Why are the Indian thoughts referred?)

     ' The Waste land'   Eliot used  Indian philosophy as well in this poem. In the third part  we can find the Buddhism and in  the last  part we can see the  some elements from  the  Upnishad.

Eliot uses the three “Da” taken from “Brihadaranyaka Upanishad".

1.)     Datta – giver

         It means to give  other 

2.)     Dayadhvam – compassion

         It means to  be symaptis or feel others sorrow and give support. Poet  give the metaphor of key ,lock prison and nightfall. 

         

3.)     Damyata – self-control

           It means to control our own self .here metaphor is  Boat, sail sea and oar.

     Eliot used some  metaphor to  give it's understanding.

  

Here in this  Mantra we can see  the meaning is universal and when  we compare the poem it is also universal.there is three words Da, Da, Da, and here  word is Shantih...  This mantra and the last part of the last  part of the poem  it is giving solution ,which are universal. 

          Some way  we can say Eliot draw the sketch of myth and compare it with the modern time. During his time people became a Robert or we can say punctual but that way, like Robert. He also put his on personal experiences and he worked at bank so he should report on 9 o'clock. 

  

      A dead sound on the final stroke of nine... 

     One reason he found the peace and spiritual context in myth. In such time  human being want that spirituality so he connect that dotes here in poem. The Modern time also time of wars which is not a bearable and kind of chaos and all the things which might not be given  people peace. 

Conclusion  :

       As above we can give the argument and also  see  the Indian Thought and philosophy into the poem  by  T. S. Eliot. The waste land and we can see the  spiritual context in this poem and also  we come  to  know that why this poem  have  some  myth element and the univarsalaty.  According to me the poet  used the myth and the religious aspect into poem because of he wants to say that modern time  or  also we can say post modern time  we can not find that  peace and morality. And also we can give a opinion that because there is not peace and all the things which can satisfied people and gave calmness so he try to tell us that  see  our tradition and culture. Go through it and moving  further to make  our  life  better. It will help you. So his all mythical aspect from this poem, they make it a modern epic..... 

Thank you.....