The Waste Land

The waste land thinking activity:-

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?

➨ Nietzsche's ideas about progressive way to looking at the society and humanty it's connected to religion, tradition and faith in karma and Eliot's views compared to Nietzsche's ideas it's regressive. In the theme of universality. In all that respect, the present is resembles the past and in the past suffering and penance resulted in spiritual health because our roots also connected to the past and followed myth.

2) Prior to the speech, Gustaf Hellström of the Swedish Academy made these remarks:

T.S. Eliot and S. Freud

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'?

➨ By Eliot's views in the " Salvation of Man lies in the preservation of the culture tradtion" culture who different humans from animals and other things. Everyone have their rules and restrictions from their society. In that way freud believed in collective and individual balance.

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

➨ Indian thoughts in "The waste Land" in this criteria, In the UPNISHAD, Lord Vishnu has given the concept of demons the Human being and 'DA' concept.

Damyata having control over our sense as the gods tempted get addicted to enjoyment and sensory pleasures.(Self Control)

Dayadhvam being compassionate it's demons tempted to use and their bodily desires.(Pity and Sympathy)

Datta being charitable human beings use tempted to living a life.( To be Giver)

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