Thinking Activity : The waste land

 Thinking Activity : The waste Land

Hello reader's 

                        Here I am going to wrote about my answer to the three question about contradiction of Eliot with Nietzache and Freud and the use of Indian thought in ' The Waste Land'. This thinking Activity is giving by Dilip Bard sir Department of English MK Bhavnagar University.

                           " The Waste Land" is a modern epic poem written by T. S. Eliot. This poem is divided into the five parts which represents the sexual perversion and spiritual degradation.

(1) what are your views on the following image after reading ' The Waste Land'? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzache ''s views? Or Has Eliot achieved university of thoughts by recalling mytho historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

Ans :-                   here we can see the conflict of different views between Eliot and Nietzache. Eliot believe in supernatural power whereas Nietzache like an atheist, but both are right in their own way. Thorough the mythical views like upnishada, logic, supernatural power and verious culture, Eliot wants to evoke the people that past is very good lesson to make better future, people can learn through past and from supernatural things.

                     So we cannot say that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzache ''s views because Eliot is using the past reference to answer contemporary malaise. Here we can see the conflict of different views between conflict of different views between Eliot and Nietzache. Eliot believe in supernatural power and various. Cultures, As a writer it is a persone choice to go forward or background and if we talk about the weste land than yes, he goes in past and I believe that Eliot's idea of going back to Holy scriptures for finding a solution of present malaise are regressive. Every Holi book says that don't attached too much with material thing clife all have to taste flavour of death so be a spiritual soul. Nietzache believe in 'vbermench' who gave solution to the problem for contemporary crisis, for instantce, we can take an example of Hitler, he also want to give solution to contemporary crisis but it bring chats in the society. 

                                According to me, the views of Eliot can be considered as more realistic than nietzache. Nietzache finds the solution of present in future while Eliot is finding the solution of present in future in past because past is like a mirror as well as lesson for people that is why Ejliot make his views university. 

(2) what are your views regarding these comments is it true that giving free vent to the represented ' 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? 

 Ans :-                    yes, it is truth that giving free vent to the represented primitive instinct can lead us to happy and satisfied life, but individually things and happiness which is satisfying us can harm others and which give pleasure to others can harm us. But as per Eliot views if all follow such cul, tradition and belief. Here Eliot seems more powerful than Freud because if we live our lives with some discipline or with the organization than life becomes easier. 

(3) write about allusion to the Indian thought in " The Weste land" 

( were, How and why are the Indian thoughts referred?) 

Ans :-                        " In the weste land" Eliot has presented various cultures and language to cannot. The world with one universal thought. The poem was a combination of vivid languages and myths. So here I found many reference of the Indian ideas, river and story also like as, the allusion to the Indian thought. Eliot mentioned in the last part of the poem.

" Ganga was sunken, and the limps leaves

Wited for rain, while the black louds 

Gathered far distant, over Himvant

The jungle crouched bumped in silence".

Then Eliot gives three ' Da'

1] 'Datta' :- the first Da " Datta" means to

                  give. Give sacrife for others 

                   and help to others.

2] ' Dayadhvam' :- The second Da "                                                Dayadhvam" means                                         sympathies and                                              empathise with others.

3] ' Damyata' :- Third Da ' Damyata' means                              self - control, control over                              the senses

                          As per my view every religion have good thoughts and ideas but upanishads idea of peace does not mean just a state of no war neither it is limited just to men or countries and communities. 

Shantih mantra 

                        This poem is completed with that words of ' shantih'. Eliot used shantih mantra in the context of peace of the world. Peace leads to us new creation and hope. So here question is that why Eliot used Indian reference in the weste land. May be I think that waste land is not another land but Eliot interpreted condition of his country.

                                 Thank you...