Thomas Stearns Eliot, also known as TS Eliot, was an extraordinarily influential poet and playwright who captured the true essence of his modern society and brought it to life through his various works. . He believed that “poetry should aim to represent the complexities of modern civilization.” successfully identify with the circumstances and productivities around him. As a citizen who lived during the Elizabethan era, Eliot's works symbolize the golden age of theater and fine arts born from this period. TS Eliot's early childhood and childhood strongly anchored his decision to eventually become a solicitor writer. Eliot was born September 26, 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri. TS Eliot was the youngest of seven children of New Englanders Henry Ware Eliot and Charlotte Champe Stearns Eliot. Due to a double congenital hernia, TS Eliot was raised under the special care of his mother and nurse and, fortunately, grew up in his family's wealthy generation. His father had become a successful businessman by the time he was born, and his mother was a schoolteacher. Thanks to his family's valuable fortune, Eliot later in life enjoyed the luxury of a prestigious lifestyle and education. As a young child, he was heavily exposed to diverse cultures and loved to explore. It is even said of him that “TS knew both the muddy streets of the city and its exclusive salons”. (Bush 1) TS's parents owned several properties; the largest were located in Boston, Massachusetts, along the New England coast. As part of...... middle of paper ...... perspective. Today his works are used not just for classical pleasure, but also as literary and figurative examples of how a person can capture the true essence of his society.Bibliographies:Bush, Ronald. ``The life and career of TS Eliot. Oxford University Press, 1999. Web. April 2, 2014.Kerley,Gary. ``Letters of Eliot, 1898 - 1925: a review.``Yeats Eliot Review 29.3 - 4 (2012): 25+. QuestiaSchool. Internet. April 3, 2014.``TS Eliot - Biographical``. Nobleprize.org. Nobel MediaAB 2013. The web. April 3, 2014. Shuman, R. Baird, ed. Great American Writers: Twentieth Century. Flight. 4. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Questia School. Internet. April 3, 2014.Maxwell, DES The Poetry of TS Eliot. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960. Questia School. Internet. April 29. 2014.