Less Than Jake

ourselves, not ourselves : seciov tnereffid ni ecilop eht od eh Steven Paschall Dr. Jake York Engl 4180 13 May 2004 They forget to breathe. They are paralyzed. They scoff. They are grinning cryptically. They are confused. They exhale. They are the readers of The Waste Land. They have heard much, know less and depending on their state of mind desire more or keep Eliot’s masterwork (so some have said) far away from their hands and eyes. Much has been written on The Waste Land

earth. In some places it is topped by barbed wire; in others it is a solid steel wall. Parts of the border are protected by a “virtual fence” – a network of electronic sensors, cameras, motion detectors and high-flying drones that can see for more than 300 miles. Its length is patrolled by border patrols, drug enforcement and FBI agents. In Arizona, an armed vigilante militia, the Minutemen, watch the border. The barrier’s supporters say it is to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the US, to