the outside. His imagery portrays that the ugliness is at the very heart of the world not where the people are."I am moved by fancies that are curled/Around these images, and cling/ The notion of some infinitely gentle/infinitely suffering thing" (42-51), says that Eliot's attitude towards his world is one of indifference. He sees the problems of the world he created. He also knows that the world is suffering and that it's done nothing to deserve what's happened to it. He sees all the things that cling to the world and drain the goodness out of it. "Wipe your hand across your mouth and laugh;/ The worlds revolve like ancient women/ gathering fuel in vacant lots" (52-54), but he doesn't care about it. He knows that like the "... ancient woman/gathering fuel in vacant lots" (53-54). They will always be there and they have done that one simple task since the beginning so why should he try to change it. Eliot created a world full of images of dirt, ugliness and dankness. He uses many forms of imagery to get this across to the reader. He uses syntax, rhythm, description of the people's extremities and presence, word choice and literal imagery. His attitude though towards the world is very much indifference to it. T.S. Eliot wrote about a world that is solemn and hopeless. He creates such strong emotions in readers that they can feel the hopelessness of the world, through his imagery. His imagery makes the poem and should not be over looked....
