An Ode of Rejeuvenation in T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland"

In T. S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland”, he seems to be saying that out of death and winter comes spring and new life. In order for there to be healing and happiness, first a pain must occur. The opening of his poem portrays this concept clearly while the rest of the poem seems to briefly brush upon that notion. At the time the poem was written, World War I had just ended placing the world in an era of depression, loss, and ultimately death looming over everyone. Eliot’s own life was going through a dry spell where he was not receiving any inspirations or new ideas to write about. The world was a wasteland, and his life was a wasteland, but there still seemed to be a hope in the midst of it all. In order for things to improve, this feeling of pain and desolation had to be dealt with and pushed aside. Once that was accomplished healing and new beginnings could occur.