Decoding "The Burial of the Dead"
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(→Figure 4: Recurring Terms in the Biblical Allusions of "The Burial of the Dead") |
(→Figure 5: Recurring Terms in the Biblical Allusions from "Order for the Burial of the Dead") |
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+ | While Eliot does seem to believe that World War I is a form of punishment for mankind, titling this section of the poem after the comforting "[[Order for the Burial of the Dead]]" indicates that "The Waste Land" is a way of dealing with God's wrath, and a way of trusting in a divine plan. | ||
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