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===The Burial of the Dead=== | ===The Burial of the Dead=== | ||
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| + | What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow | ||
| + | Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, 20 | ||
| + | You cannot say, or guess, for you know only | ||
| + | A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, | ||
| + | And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief, | ||
| + | And the dry stone no sound of water. Only | ||
| + | There is shadow under this red rock, | ||
| + | (Come in under the shadow of this red rock), | ||
| + | And I will show you something different from either | ||
| + | Your shadow at morning striding behind you | ||
| + | Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; | ||
| + | I will show you fear in a handful of dust. 30 | ||
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| + | ::'''[[Job 8]]''' | ||
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| + | ::::'''Lines 19-20''' "What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow out of this stony rubbish?" | ||
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| + | ::::'''Job 8:16-17''' "His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeketh the place of stones." | ||
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| + | ::'''[[Ezekiel 2]]''' | ||
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| + | ::::'''Line 20''' "...son of man" | ||
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| + | ::::'''Ezekiel 2''' God calls Ezekiel the son of man and promises him the gift of prophecy if he will "stand upon thy feet" or, be brave | ||
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| + | ::::enough to dare to listen, but when Ezekiel hears God's message, it is only one of woe. | ||
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| + | :::: [[Luke 22]], among others, also calls Jesus the "son of man" so its an even greater burden than prophecy--it could be literal self-sacrifice for the truth. | ||
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| + | ::'''[[Ezekiel 6]]''' | ||
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| + | ::::'''Line 22''' "...a heap of broken images" | ||
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| + | ::::'''Ezekiel 6''' God threatens to break the idols and images of idols in his wrath. This section also begins to speak to the social ills of adultery, which will be a theme of the next section of Eliot's work. | ||
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| + | ::'''[[Ecclesiastes 12]]''' | ||
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| + | ::::'''Line 23''' "And the dead tree gives no shelter, the cricket no relief" | ||
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| + | ::::'''Ecclesiastes''' 12:5 refers to the time in ones old age, known as the "evil days" when desire fails, and even grasshoppers are a burden. If you think back to the beginning of "The Burial of the Dead" ("mixing memory and desire") | ||
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| + | ::'''[[Isaiah 2]]''' vs. '''[[Isaiah 32]]''' | ||
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| + | ::::'''Line 25-26''' "There is a shadow under this red rock,/ Come in under the shadow of this red rock" | ||
===A Game of Chess=== | ===A Game of Chess=== | ||
