Disillusionment and despair is the main theme of the modern poetry after the First World War. In the context of this theme, The Waste Land comes in its own frontier. The poet of this era presents the realistic and unconscious modern world. The depressed and despaired realities of life have shattered all illusions and romantic dreams. The tragedy of everyday life has induced in the poet a mood of disillusionment and so the poetry of today is bitter and pessimistic. The Waste Land is a documentary movie of disillusionment of the post-war generation. It examines the spiritual poverty of an urban age. The poem presents a vision of dissolution and spiritual drought.
Research Scholar, P.G. Department of English and Research Centre, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya
