Lazarus

Commentary: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock T.S. Eliot’s poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” illustrates the fear of the fragmentation of society today. In the poem, Eliot creates the persona of Prufrock. Prufrock is speaking to an unknown listener. The persona of Prufrock is Eliot’s interpretation of Western society and its impotency. His views on society is seen as a modernistic point of view, which idolizes the ideas to regress back to a classicist era. Eliot illustrates his contempt

Society gives us a set of unspoken rules and regulations that must be abided by or else society becomes ones own worst enemy; thus is Eliot's' message in his poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." This poem has been given a cynical voice in which Eliot tries to convey his message of modern society and its expectations. He is in a position in which he knows what the flaws in society are but does not have the courage or the ability to convey the message to the rest of the people. He fears what

The Journey of a Coward Heroes are admired for their achievements and their qualities, which include their courage, determination and responsibility; but not all heroes portray these characteristics. The poem, “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”, written by T.S Eliot, demonstrates a lonely middle-aged man’s frustration, regarding his useless and meaningless life, due to his lack of self-esteem. He wishes to seek answers to his questions, but his fear of rejection prevents him from moving forward

Isolation is omnipresent: in the world and among literature, as it is a component of human nature. Although, sometimes, societal standards create outcasts, isolation can be of one’s own making. Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shallot is epitomizes isolation. “Four gray walls, and four gray towers, / Overlook a space of flowers, / And the silent isle imbowers / The Lady of Shallot” (line 15-18). The Lady of Shallot is physically isolated in a tower, but upon her own accord for she fears to interact

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S Elliot and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner are both about feeling inadequacies in one’s self, in the eyes of loved ones or society. J. Alfred Prufrock, the speaker in The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, feels inadequate for the woman whom he intends to propose to due to his age, appearance, and perceived self-worth, as well as inadequate for an ever-changing society he no longer fits into. J. Alfred Prufrock makes comments to and about himself throughout

The Rich Man and Lazarus The story told in Luke 16:19-31 tells of two men: one wealthy and the other, poor. While the rich man enjoys his life, the poor man lives in misery. A reversal takes place upon death, and the rich man has an interesting request. Based on your reading of chapter one of Lovin’s book, how would Aristotle and at least one other school of philosophers from antiquity (Platonists/Neoplatonist’s, Epicureans, and Stoics) compare their ideals to what the Bible describes? Also, in what

The Phoenix Reborn In Sylvia Plath’s poem “Lady Lazarus”, Plath uses the horrific events of the Holocaust to symbolize the numerous deaths and rebirths of Lady Lazarus. Each death in the story is at the fault of a man and at the end of the story, Lady Lazarus rises from the ashes with a new vigor and devours all men to take back the reins of her life. Resurrection is an important theme throughout the poem and Plath uses both the name of Lady Lazarus, and more importantly, the nature of the mythical

Sylvia Plath uses a lot of allusions in her poem “Lady Lazarus” to add a deep and ghostly meaning to the words that she uses. These biblical and historical allusions also add an extremely angry tone of voice. Ultimately, these biblical and historical allusions show her message that almost dying is an event she likes to be a part of. For example, Plath uses a historical allusion to the holocaust in the beginning of the poem. The reference to the holocaust and other things create the main tone of death

THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS — JOHN 11:17-46 What does this story say about people? Inevitably, as this story and as life reveal, people die. In times of death, people usually console the loved ones of the deceased, as they did with Martha and Mary. Again, people believe in tradition, although it may correct to a degree, instead of focusing on the immediate and radical power of Jesus, as Martha believed in what tradition taught her about the resurrection. In addition, because of sorrow, people, though

Sylvia Plath’s confessional poem, “Lady Lazarus”, is generous with a sympathetic insight into the many lives and emotional suffering of Sylvia Plath herself. Admittedly, she attempted to take her own life multiple times; unsuccessful at each attempt, until she ran out of lives at her final effort in which she then died in 1963. Due to her life experiences, Plath is well known for depressing themes such as death, emotional pain, darkness and using the suffering of others to explain what she is going