This document summarizes various themes in T.S. Eliot's modernist poem "The Waste Land". It discusses the religious theme of Christianity being at the center of the poem and regeneration through penance. It also examines the sexual perversion theme of abnormal sex practices and how sex has become intrigued. Finally, it analyzes the universality theme of how the past relates to the present, how sexual sins always lead to decay, and Eliot's message of a path of regeneration through giving, sympathizing, and self-control.

1. Various Themes of The Waste LandPrepared by,Neeta Vala,E-C – 301 The modernist Literature,Roll no. 20,M.A.Sem– III,Department of English.

2. Religious Theme:- “The Waste Land” as a religious poem

3. The Christian material is at the centre

4. The christian meaning at the bases of the poem – human nature is liable to the temptations of the flesh,…

5. King Fisher – regeneration is possible through penance and suffering Sexual perversion Theme:-A Game of Chess – sex has become a matter of intrigue…