 The poem uses the combined image of fire and Pentecostal fire to emphasise the need for purification and purgation . According to the poet , humanity 's flawed understanding of life and turning away from God leads to a cycle of warfare , but this can be overcome by recognising the lessons of the past . Within the poem , the narrator meets a ghost that is a combination of various poets and literary figures . Little Gidding focuses on the unity of past , present , and future , and claims that understanding this unity is necessary for salvation . 
 The poem <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>uses</mark></a> the combined image of fire and Pentecostal fire to emphasise the need for purification and purgation . According to the poet , humanity <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>flawed understanding of life and turning away from God <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>leads</mark></a> to a cycle of warfare , but this can be overcome by recognising the lessons of the past . Within the poem , the narrator <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>meets</mark></a> a ghost <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>is</mark></a>a combination of various poets and literary figures . Little Gidding <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>focuses</mark></a> on the unity of past , present , and future , and <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>claims</mark></a> that understanding this unity is necessary for salvation . 
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