Blake Fletcher
AP English
The Waste Land Section 5
The final section of “The Waste Land” is split up into two sections. The first section shows the fall of many major cities near Europe. It is kind of like the end of the world like an apocalypse where not just the world but the church is failing. People are losing faith, which is symbolized by the old church falling apart. The end of the first section I think that everything seems to get better. There is no real savior though, no hero, things seemingly get better at random. The second half of the final section seems to be more closely related to the title “What The Thunder Says”. The meaning of “What The Thunder Says” is related to a Hindu fable that says that “Thunder” symbolizes speaks and controls through the noise it makes.
Blake - this post doesn't really get at what is in the poem. You need to investigate the characters and the title a little further. Note: the title is a Hindu text. How does this Hindu text make meaning in the section? Look at your notes.
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