Hollow Man

As much as I would love to write out the entire poem written by T.S Eliot, I simply think that it would be much longer then my blog- which would embarrass me. ha
At first while reading this poem I was filled with the deep darkness the tone was meaning to send forth, and as I rad it the third or forth time the more I liked it, I guess because in my confusion I began to see the wonderful complexity of the poem.
Eliot includes so many biblical allusions that are very relatable, because through my knowledge of the Bible and the little things I have heard/learned about the after life- this poem drew me in. The antecedent scenario really helped me when it came to why exactly there was such a darkness in the poem, after we learned that Eliot had suffered a breakdown I knew exactly why he wrote this poem. I believe that all of us have those moments where we just look at humanity and only see the darkness that seems to envelope it, we see how man kind has belittled and tormented others; and we wonder... how could those people have hearts?

After reading this poem I grew more fond of it because of our polar opposite ideas. I believe that even in the worst of circumstances we have to look at the good in man in order to get through that tough time. The Hollow Man tells of the darkest truth about man kind, so we have to take it from there and learn to prove Eliot wrong- man kind is not hollow with straw, rather, man kind is filled with a deep human passion.