The Beginning or the End :: Eliot Wasteland Maddy Essays

The Beginning or the End Throughout the history of the human race, there have been many unknowns that have been investigated and many obstacles that have been overcome. However, possibly the most mysterious question to people still stands unknown to everyone after all of these years. That is the question of what happens after life. What kind of transition, if any, is there to a new life or whatever may occur after death? Many people have many different ideas and feelings regarding death. Some people have rituals that are performed after a person’s demise which theoretically have the purpose of providing them with a good "afterlife" or at least making sure that they go "there" at the end of their life on earth. Regardless of what is envisioned occurring at the end of our lives here on earth, it remains that death is the biggest unknown that is left to all of mankind. And at least with our current technology, and probably that which we will have in the near future, we have no way of solving the biggest mystery of life. "I will show you fear in a handful of dust." This probably wouldn’t have ever become a famous or noticeable quote, or even a meaningful one for that matter, had it not been for the poem, The Wasteland, and also the context in which it was written. However, it is very insightful and a very deep thought which can provoke a lot of detailed and heated discussion simply because of the issue that it surrounds. This quote is applied to the poem, The Wasteland, and also, No Past, No Present, No Future, and is tied deeply into the plot of the story. Regardless of how it is brought up or whether it is used to analyze another piece of work though, this universal concept of life, death, and whatever occurs after death is a very difficult one to approach. Excluding a few brave individuals and some remote cultures that both may welcome death or at least be open to it for spiritual reasons or otherwise, the majority of the human population has an immense fear of death, of the unknown. In light of this it should come as no surprise that a deep appreciation of life could be presented in any writing in which it would be appropriate. The Wasteland and No Past No Present No Future are two completely different pieces of literature that very few similarities and relations to each other, especially in context and style. The Beginning or the End :: Eliot Wasteland Maddy Essays The Beginning or the End Throughout the history of the human race, there have been many unknowns that have been investigated and many obstacles that have been overcome. However, possibly the most mysterious question to people still stands unknown to everyone after all of these years. That is the question of what happens after life. What kind of transition, if any, is there to a new life or whatever may occur after death? Many people have many different ideas and feelings regarding death. Some people have rituals that are performed after a person’s demise which theoretically have the purpose of providing them with a good "afterlife" or at least making sure that they go "there" at the end of their life on earth. Regardless of what is envisioned occurring at the end of our lives here on earth, it remains that death is the biggest unknown that is left to all of mankind. And at least with our current technology, and probably that which we will have in the near future, we have no way of solving the biggest mystery of life. "I will show you fear in a handful of dust." This probably wouldn’t have ever become a famous or noticeable quote, or even a meaningful one for that matter, had it not been for the poem, The Wasteland, and also the context in which it was written. However, it is very insightful and a very deep thought which can provoke a lot of detailed and heated discussion simply because of the issue that it surrounds. This quote is applied to the poem, The Wasteland, and also, No Past, No Present, No Future, and is tied deeply into the plot of the story. Regardless of how it is brought up or whether it is used to analyze another piece of work though, this universal concept of life, death, and whatever occurs after death is a very difficult one to approach. Excluding a few brave individuals and some remote cultures that both may welcome death or at least be open to it for spiritual reasons or otherwise, the majority of the human population has an immense fear of death, of the unknown. In light of this it should come as no surprise that a deep appreciation of life could be presented in any writing in which it would be appropriate. The Wasteland and No Past No Present No Future are two completely different pieces of literature that very few similarities and relations to each other, especially in context and style.