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Modernist Literature and the Theme of Alienation
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In T.S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land," what is the significance of the line "April is the cruellest month"?
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April is the month when the speaker feels the most alienated from the world.
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The line "April is the cruellest month" suggests that April is a time of great suffering and despair for the speaker. This is because April is the month when the natural world is coming back to life, but the speaker feels dead inside. The contrast between the beauty of the natural world and the speaker's inner emptiness creates a sense of alienation.