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The hollow men

epitaph for the 20th century
Book • 1925
The Hollow Men is a poem by T.S.

Eliot that describes a group of hollow, degenerated, and disillusioned people living in a barren world.

The poem addresses themes of societal decline, dissatisfaction, existential crisis, and hopelessness.

It portrays the hollow men as trapped in a spiritual purgatory, unable to enter true death or life, and struggling with the meaninglessness and melancholy of their existence.

The poem is characterized by its fragmented form, vivid imagery, and complex symbolism, reflecting the disillusionment and disintegration of old principles in the postwar world.

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