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The Waste Land Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The Waste Land is a great
resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The poem closes with the repetition of the three words the thunder said: "Give, show compassion, and control yourself." This is what will help a disordered world.
The Waste Land study guide contains a biography of T.S. Eliot, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
The Waste Land literature essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of The Waste Land.
