Eliot is considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. His works have been admired greatly. In his play "The Cocktail Party", Eliot's focus of attention is on what he calls 'the malady of the 20th century people'.He explores the various aspects of people's lives concentrating on their frivolity & pettiness in particular.He also explores 2 kinds of love that are not necessarily better than the other but are equally …showed first 75 words of 295 total…

…showed last 75 words of 295 total…play besides Celia, Edward & Lavinia. They are the ones who symbolise a church within a church and go about helping their friends in their soul-searching. Eliot has always been known as an author/poet of hope & not despair though most of his works revolve around the shallowness & emptiness of human lives. He always gives us some hope towards the end and that is what m akes him one of the greatest critics of all time.