Journey of the Magi
Discuss the journey of the magi as allegoricalpoem
Discuss the journey of the magi as allegorical poem
Discuss the journey of the magi as allegorical poem
The "journey" of the title describes the literal and mythic journey of the Magi across the desert to bring gifts to Jesus, the Christian messiah. It also describes the Magi’s internal journey from pagan to Christian. The Magus acts as a persona for Eliot, who went through his own conversion from agnostic to Anglican. From his point of view as a faithful Christian, the journey also represents the drastic change that the world undergoes at the birth of Jesus Christ.