There is no place on earth that is entirely without flaw. In the poem, The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot, the author examines the possibility of human destruction in a harsh environment. The description presented in this poem is far from the world we know. It is entirely possible, however, for human existence to take a turn for the worse and follow the path displayed in The Waste Land. Not only is there a perversion in the landscape but also in the feelings of the inhabitants. There are three distinct distortions of love in the poem: one of physical nature, one of spiritual nature, and a final perversion of romantic nature.
             The most direct form of love's perversion comes through physical transformation of characters in the poem. One of the earliest instances is when Philomel's innocence is lost to the barbarous king and she is changed into a common object of desire (99-104). These lines show how the feelings of one person may be swayed under the right circumstances. It would seem as though every human being would look at birth as a joyous occasion, this is far from the truth in the waste land. One woman says "its them pills I took, to bring it off" in reference to her attempts to prevent another pregnancy (159). The author speaks of how "the moon shone bright on Mrs. Porter and on her daughter," revealing that both mother and daughter are prostitutes (198-200). These two women, although externally appear very genuine, have sacrifice all morals.
             It seems as though even the most righteous things can be converted into something negative in the waste land. Within the first lines of the poem, the author takes a direct a blow to all that live in the waste land. Eliot says that "Son of man, you cannot say, or guess, for you know only a heap of broken images" regarding the lack of faith in God (20-22). People must mold their own fate, no one can decide for them. The reader finds out that ...