Thomas Stearns Eliot was perhaps one of the most critical writers in the history of the English language. The youngest of seven children and born to the owner of a brick company, he was not at all steeped in poverty. After graduating from Harvard, he founded the Unitarian Church of St. Luis. Soon after, Eliot became more serious about literature. As previously stated, his literary works were probably among the most famous in history. Dr. Tim McGee of Worland High School said he would be the richest writer in history if he were still alive, and I have no choice but to believe him. Over the past week, several of his works have been observed in my English literature class. Among Thomas Stearns' poems Eliot, Preludes, The Journey of the Magi, The Hollow Men, The Waste Land and Four Quartets, I personally find his poem The Hollow men to be the most relevant because of its musical allusions, its use of inclusive language and his opinion on society. To begin with, Eliot's poem The Hollow Men belongs to me because of its allusions to other texts. Many of them also refer to religious beliefs. As a weekly churchgoer, some of these allusions really struck me. Although I grew up a Baptist, and in no way was expected to know it because of that, I have known the Lord's Prayer for too many years to keep one trace. TS Eliot uses the end of the Lord's Prayer near the end of his poem, the same line in lines 77 and 91, both "For Thine is the Kingdom." After the second of these two recitations, he makes an interesting and significant argument without actually completing a sentence. He repeats the line, but doesn't seem able to finish the statement, like something religious in the middle of a paper......i.e. we're not passionate enough to defend what we know it's true. What does this have to do with anything? This argument seems to be the same as that made by Eliot in The Hollow Men. I completely agree with this argument. I feel like our society has moved away from maintaining some sort of faith and having something to stand for because they are too afraid of being ridiculed, which is also Eliot's intention in the poem. TS Eliot had very philosophical and religious meanings behind this poem, and it helped me personally relate very well to his work. He used allusions to other poems, allowing me to make connections to works I had read before. He also used inclusive language and had the same opinion as me in this work. Based on this, TS Eliot convinced me of the messages contained in this poem and made it by far my favorite..