Within the universe in which we live lie two opposite kingdoms. Eliot expresses his feelings on the balance between these two kingdoms by the narrator being tossed back and forth between the two realms that are what we call heaven and hell, but in his poem entitled "The Hollow men" Eliot calls them "death's dream kingdom"(II.30.) and "death's twilight kingdom"(IV.65.) The three themes that Eliot uses in his in his poem to make his point present are societies lack of spiritual guidance and truth, a lack of an emotional outlet, and the meaninglessness of life.
The first theme that is in the poem "The Hollow Men" is a lack of spiritual guidance and truth. When the narrator says, "the eyes are not here"(IV.52.) the author sees the "eyes" as spiritual leaders or those whose faith is strong. With the "eyes" not being where ever the narrator is which is "Deaths twilight kingdom" (III.8.) means the narrator has an absence of faith.
The second theme is a lack of an emotional outlet to express ideas, opinions, and requests. The main example that the author gives the reader is when reading the quote "our dried voices- (I.5.) " Are quiet and meaningless" (I.7.) this gives the reader an image of dried cracked faces trying to speak but not making a sound. The imagery that the narrator uses portrays how the author is disgusted by the way that his and other's voices are not being heard. It also means that society is ignorant to the fact that the government does not care what the public says, and that they only care about their own political agendas. Congress and the House of Representatives is just a bunch of bureaucrats who are being paid off by the major mega-corporations of our time. They do this so that congress will pass bills and laws to make the board chairs and CEO's jobs easier by removing the ropes that tie their hands behind their backs to do regularly illegal deals and trades. The author knows this, and shares his ideas with the reader in this section.
