The Hollow Men Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Quotes

It sounds like the Hollow Men want to be remembered by people back on earth and in Heaven, just like many of the souls of Dante's Inferno. They're almost saying, "We were worthless and never helped anyone in our lives, but at least we never hit someone over the head with a lead pipe!"

Even in their dreams, the Hollow Men can't bear to meet the "eyes." These lines show the extent to which they are torn between fear and curiosity about "death's other kingdom." As always, their fear wins out.

We think that the "final meeting" refers to the Day of Judgment prophesied in the Bible, when all souls will have to meet their eternal fate. It looks like the Hollow Men aren't too optimistic about their fate.

The Hollow Men pray to stones instead of to God. (Considering that this is a Christian poem, that's a bad thing). They "supplicate," which means they want something, probably an end to their miserable condition. Does "twinkle" of the star, even as it is "fading," suggest that there might be some tiny atom of hope for them?

The Hollow Men hold out hope that the "eyes" will come back as a heavenly rose to save them. We think this meeting could look like the end of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, except with a flower instead of a space ship.

These lines are an example of the "meaningless" speech of the Hollow Men, a voice that rattles like the wind. Their inability to finish the "Lord's Prayer" only cements their damnation.