What does the last stanza mean to you? Is the poem really describing the end of the world, or do the lines merely express a belief held by Hollow men?
The last stanza suggests that the world is slowly ending and the last stanza shows that there is nothing left in the world. This is because throughout the poem T.S Elliot is always talking about how the world is slowly degrading. " This broken jaw of our lost kingdoms". This shows that the world is slowly disappearing. It also shows that T.S Elliot's plans are working as he wants the reader to feel miserable. We can also see that everyone in the poem is boring and has a dull life. " Not with a bang but a whimper". This shows how boring their lives are. This also shows that the world does not end suddenly and it usually slowly fades away.But you can also see as the poem goes on and further towards the end the more miserable and boring the poem and there lives get. This shows that the world is ending slowly as there is eventually nothing left. The hollow men are also described as passive and pathetic as they are described by a "whimper". This shows that they are described as pathetic men as they are seen as small things and boring things.
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