The mythical characters used by T.S. Eliot form the structure of The
Waste Land and the underlying structure which stands as the pillar
of the poem. The theme of sameness, in Eliot's opinion, dominates
the whole world – past, present and future. I
n achieving this, Eliot
uses characters from the past, such as Sybil and Tiresias, and apply
them to contemporary characters.
