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The Waste Land Thinking Activity

T.S.Eliot and Waste Land

 


Task
1) What are your views on the following image after reading 'The Waste Land'? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzche's views? or Has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?




ANs:We could find that Eliot and Nietzche both are right in thier own way.But here we could say that Eliot believe in riligious power or Supernatural power another writer Nietzche is like an antheist. T.S.Elot believe that our People could learn from our riligious books(Mythological books),upnishad,Budhism,Christanity etc.They could learn and make great future from supernatural power. Another writer Nietzche believe in human power,human being. He believe that human is the most powerful in the world. While Nietzche believe that in this world there is no God.God is dead.So we could not say that Eliot is regressive as compare to Nietzche's view.
As per the my view of Nietzche could be consider as more practical and realistic because first thing is that he is an aetheist and he believes in Human power.He does not believe in supernatural things.

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'?



Agree, It is truth that give free vent to the repressed Primitive instict could lead us to the happy satisfied and Peaceful life.
3) Write about allusions to the Indian thoughts in 'The Waste Land'. (Where, How and Why are the Indian thoughts referred?)
"In the Waste Land"  Eliot was presented various thoughts culture, tradition, to connect the world with one Universal thing.How sexual perversion was over power than spirituality of humanbeing.
The allusion to the Indian thought.....:

"Ganga was sunken, and the limps leaves
waited for rain, while the black clouds
gathered far distant, over Himvant
The jungle crouched, humped in silence."\

Then Eliot gives three 'Da'

1)Datta- to give not only charity but giving oneself for some noble cause.

2) Dayadhvam- Sympathies yourself with the sorrows and suffering of others, come out of your isolation and love into others.

3)Damyata- Self control, control over one's passion and desire.
We could Find This kind of Indian thought allusions in this poem.









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