The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is a poem unlike any I have ever read before. The poem starts off with the speaker taking what seems to be a potential lover along for a walk. The speaker first describes their surroundings and says that “the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table” and that “the streets follow like a tedious argument”. The sky is described as someone who has been anesthetized, someone who can’t feel anything. The streets are like an argument, something that can tear two people apart. The similes used make the setting seem dark and dreary. The speaker then brings up that he has a question he wishes to

We may never be given a second chance to do something daring ever again so we seize the day! However, people like in J. Alfred Prufrock make the attempt to do but it doesn’t work. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” written by T.S. Elliot, essentially is about a simple man that wishes to ask a question, although the question is never revealed, the reader is taken on journey the with the speaker, only to find that they have spent a lengthy amount of time of their lives without ever asking the question. Even more so, this poem is illustrates the idea that we must confront reality and take advantage or never take the chance. This claim is supported through poetic and rhetoric elements, such as repetition, and symbolism.

In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” the reader can clearly understand that T.S Eliot is straightforward as one can get within a poem. In the beginning of the poem, one can infer that Prufrock is being used as a facade to convey Eliot’s inner self who is an introvert that doesn’t quite fit in with the modern day society. “Prufrock” sees his personal life as a burden that he cannot mend while he tries to conform into the middle class society that everyone views as pristine. Meanwhile, being scrutinized by others he has also deemed himself as weak and unworthy of life. We are choosing to shed light on Eliot 's inadequate personal life and on how others perceive him as well as how he perceives himself, within

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T. S. Eliot is a poem I would not recommend anyone still trying to hang on to his or her youth. T. S. Eliot’s poem, about a man named J. Alfred Prufrock, is a pessimistic poem looking at the seemingly wasted life of an aging man. The poem is told from the viewpoint of a very sad man named J. Alfred Prufrock. The poem takes place in the city of St. Louis, which T. S. Eliot does not portray in a very good light. T. S Eliot’s creation of a depressing mood, powerful metaphors, and the character of J. Alfred Prufrock all result in a very disheartening poem, not enjoyable to the middle-aged reader, especially male readers.

T.S. Eliot characterizes his speaker in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” based on his own personal experiences. In 1915, Eliot wrote one of his most famous poems as a skeptic (Schneider 1103). He constantly questioned the meaning of human life and the reasons why human beings were created at all. In the same way, Prufrock also has a difficult time in finding the purpose of his long life. The speaker of this poem takes the reader on a journey so that maybe the listener can aid him in finding meaning to his life. Throughout T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” the narrator is overwhelmed by the nothingness in his life through the characterization of himself, the wandering to many different settings, and the feeling of death approaching him.

¨The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock¨, a poem by T.S. Eliot, was written shortly after WW1, a war that left millions dead or scarred for life. The subject of this poem, J. Alfred Prufrock is a victim of this terrible event. After the war, his life has drastically changed. Feelings of insignificance, looking a fool, and growing old are all characterized by Eliot’s repetition for effect, ambiguity, and allusion.

The speaker of this ironic monologue is a modern man who, like many of his kind, feels isolated and incapable of decisive action. Irony is apparent from the title, for this is not a conventional love song. Prufrock would like to speak of love to a woman, but he does not have the nerve.

The Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a poem that was written by T. S Eliot. The poem introduces the character, Prufrock, as a man who is very pessimistic about everything. Prufrock sees the society he lives in as a place that is full of people who think alike, and he thinks he is different from them. Though Prufrock, sees that the society he is associated with needs a change and have more people who think differently, but the fact that he is very concerned about what people would think of him if he tries to speak up to make a change or that he would be ignored or be misunderstood for whatever he says hindered him from expressing himself the way he would like to. Prufrock then decides not to express himself in order to avoid any type of

In The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the narrative voice is one of a neurotic, pathetic man who manages to be both vain and insecure at the same time. Eliot

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot is a poem that is popular among many college students because they can relate to it. The poem is about Prufrock and his thoughts. He is an extremely odd character, maybe even neurotic. Prufrock worries constantly about what others think of him and this makes him vain and selfish. College students can relate to The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock because many students manipulate others like Prufrock did to the reader in the poem.

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In T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” the author begins to form the dilemmas that the main character, Prufrock, has to come to terms with in his middle age. He is severely troubled over the fact that he is growing old, and feels that the best part of his life has passed. His obsession with time throughout the poem characterizes his fear of growing older. He is a man experiencing a mid-life crisis, brought about by his perception of aging and his own feelings of imperfection.

In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, Alfred Prufrock is a man who is trying to prove, to the reader and to himself, what a man he is by trying to “sweet talk” us. He has three personalities: elusive, boastful, and truthful. Throughout the poem, the speaker intentionally switches between the elusive and the boastful, but occasionally the truthful man shines through the shed light on the deception. In the beginning, Prufrock is walking us around and telling us about the scenery. He keeps alluding to a big question he wants to discuss, but never actually asks the question. He continues to talk about the London fog and happenings of life. He then tries to convince us he is an intelligent, worldly man. He reminds me of a politician filibustering

T.S Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock was originally subtitled in Eliot’s drafts as Prufrock among the Women – a title which addresses the poignant message recurrent in Eliot’s poetry; the fear of rejection and the ephemeral essence of life. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock explores these motifs in his use of symbolism and stylistic choices. However, this employment of style can be accused as guilty of being ‘style over substance’.

The poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is about an extremely insecure and anxious man who is expressing his worries and concerns in his life. He feels cut off from society and emotionally distances himself from people around him, especially women. He is doubtful of his appearance and, therefore, is very introverted due to his embarrassment and uneasiness. This poem is a depiction of how he experienced his life while battling his anxiety and depression.