Puritanism finds its origins in the term 'puritan' which means 'follower of pure religion'. Historically, the Puritans were those people dissatisfied with what they claimed was a complete break with the Catholic Church of Rome made by the Church of England. Defining Puritanism, James C. Spadling states: “Puritanism, a reform movement in the Church of England during the late 16th and 17th centuries, sought to carry the Reformation beyond the stage reached early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1588 -1603).”1 Describing the origin of Puritan, he further says: “The name Puritan was apparently first used in 1560 against those who thought it necessary to 'purify' the Church of England from the remnants of the 'papacy ' Roman Catholic. ”2 In light of the definitions of Puritanism mentioned above, a keynote emerges that the Puritans sincerely felt that the English reform movement in itself was insufficient and unsatisfactory. In other words, Puritans were Protestants who preferred radical changes regarding religious reforms. They adhered to strict discipline and principles as a code of conduct, as upheld by their pious ancestors. Therefore, Puritanism can be considered a reform movement within the mainstream movement, emphasizing the call to restore "pure religion". Medieval Christianity, which constitutes the substance of Puritanism, has its basis in the dogma of "original sin". Eve, following the act of her disobedience, was the first sinner and all human beings who followed inherited the guilt of that sin. This is how human life takes on the dimension of tragedy. Commenting on the result of the sinful ingratitude of God's creatures, Mr. Batro...... middle of paper ......op. cit, p.844.Harsharan S.Ahluwalia, (cited by Perry Miller), ed. Indian Journal of American Studies, vol.4 (June-December 1974), p.25.Batron Perry, op.cit, pp.84-856. T.S.Mathews, Great Tom: Notes Towards the Definition of TSEliot (London: Weidenfeld& Nicolson, 1973), p.137. Ibid8.Ibid, p.879. TSEiot, Selected Essays (London: Faber & Faber, 1951), p.43710. Eliot, Selected Essays, pp.52-5311. TSEliot, “Poetry and Drama” in On Poetry and Poets (New York: Straus & Cudaly, 1957, p.8612. TSEliot, Complete Poems and Plays of TSEliot (Faber & Faber, 1969), p.25613.Ibid14. Ibid, p.25615. Ibid, p.27416 TSEliot, The Family Reunion, ed. Coghill (London: Oxford Univ Press, 1965), p.137