World War I had an ultimately negative impact upon society. The lives of the people became barren of religion; their mindsets turned from spirituality to materialism. T. S. Eliot thought that during the years subsequent to World War I, society's morale, leaders, and morality disappeared. Throughout his poem, "The Hollow Men," Eliot clearly expresses his negative feelings toward the transformed society through vivid imagery.
             In the first stanza, T. S. Eliot establishes a hopeless tone through metaphors. The stanza begins with the words, "We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men" (1, 2). T. S. Eliot shares his sentiment about the morale of society with the reader. Society is devoid of their spirit, merely filled with fake materials. As the poem progresses, the people's withered spirit is revealed. T. S. Eliot describes life in terms of death. "This is the dead land This is cactus land" (39, 40). T. S. Eliot describes the land as futureless, without hope for change. The world lost its spirit due to the tragedies of World War I.
             Not only did society lose its spirit, it also lost those people who took a stand and led the people. T. S. Eliot alludes to this through the phrase, "direct eyes" (14). Halfway through the poem, it states, "The eyes are not here There are no eyes here In this valley of dying stars" (52-54). The eyes and stars are the leaders of the people, those who could lead society out of the deserted and desolate land. Society's future is "Sightless, unless The eyes reappear" (61, 62). Without leaders or a spirited populace, morals fade as well.
             Following World War I, the community became more materialistic and cared more for what money could buy than about worshipping God. T. S. Eliot states, "Here the stone images Are raised, they receive The supplication of a dead man's hand" (41-42). The stone i
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