During Eliot's later poetry his style changes. This can be seen in "Journey of the Magi" and "Little Gidding".
"Journey of the Magi"
The poem is based on the biblical story of the wise men who followed a star to worship Jesus at his birth. Eliot describes their journey not their arrival. The poem is written as if it is a reflection; he is retelling the story to others. He shows the harshness of the journey not the glory or celebratory moment. I believe Eliot uses this as a way to capture his dealing with converting to Christianity; conversion was difficult for him which lead to alienation/lack of support. Eliot's theme of death and rebirth comes back in this poem. In this instance, death and rebirth relates to another religion: the birth of a new religion to him and the death of his old ways/religion. "Journey of the Magi" shows the suffering and pain that plays a large role in Christianity.
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