Thomas Stearns Eliot was perhaps one of the most critical writers in the history of the English language. The youngest of seven children and born to the owner of a brick company, he was by no means immersed in poverty. After graduating from Harvard, he founded the Unitarian Church of St. Luis. Soon after, Eliot became more serious about literature. As previously stated, his literary works were perhaps among the most famous in history. Dr. Tim McGee of Worland High School said he would be the richest writer in history if he were still alive, and I have no choice but to believe him. Last week several of his works were observed in my English literature class. Of Thomas Stearns Eliot's poems Preludes, The Journey of the Magi, The Hollow Men, The Waste Land, and Four Quartets, I personally find his poem The Hollow men to be the most recognizable for its musical allusions, use of inclusive language and his opinion on the company. To begin with, Eliot's poem The Hollow Men is recognizable to me because of its allusions to other texts. Many of these are also references to religious beliefs. As a weekly church goer, some of these allusions really struck me. Even though I was raised Baptist, and is in no way expected to know it for that reason, I have known the Lord's Prayer for too many years for me to keep track of it. T. S. Eliot uses the end of the Lord's Prayer towards the end of his poem, the same line in lines 77 and 91, both "For thine is the kingdom". After the second of these two recitations, he makes an interesting and meaningful point without actually completing a sentence. He repeats the sentence once again, but does not seem able to finish the statement, as if it were something religious h...... middle of paper ...... that is to say, we are not passionate enough to stand up for what we know is right. How does this relate to anything? This argument seems to be the same one that Eliot conveys in The Hollow Men. I very much agree with this argument. I feel like our society has gotten away from holding some sort of faith and something to uphold because they are too worried about being ridiculed, which is also Eliot's intent in the poem. TS Eliot had very philosophical and religious meanings behind this poem, and this helped me personally relate very well to this work of his. She used allusions to other poems, allowing me to make connections to works I had read before. He also used inclusive language and had the same opinion that I have represented in this work. Based on this, TS Eliot convinced me of the messages contained in this poem, as well as making it by far my favorite..