Posted by jay hull on January 17, 19102 at 19:30:15:

In Reply to: Re: Preludes posted by Bhavesh Bhakta on June 02, 19100 at 05:00:18:

: : What is T.S. eliot trying to tell us in his poem PRELUDES? And what does it mean? CAn you please let me know asap.

Since i'm only 17 don't be to harsh, but i just read it online, and this is what i derive.

I think Preludes is a poem about the foward motion of man-kind, on which Eliot has a dark point of view. He notices materialism, comforting certainties, and the sordid images you see that describe your soul. He/the speaker, are watching the world from 3rd person, almost like a painter painting a city-scape. He speaks of cycles. and if you are in a cycle you will always have something to look forward to, for there is always something coming. The moment you are in is a Prelude to the next part of the cycle.

basically i believe he's saying:
"What are we doing! We are pushing ourselves deeper into this materialistic pit!"

and that's called capitalism

-jmh, jr '84 (dob)

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