Alfred Prufrock, written by T.S. ... T.S. ... Eliot uses questions as a way to show how Prufrock escapes having to act with courage and decisiveness. ... Eliot uses an insect metaphor to illustrate how Prufrock feels judged by everyone all the time. ... Eliot plays with minor themes like beauty, age, and women, to show Prufrock's state of paralysis. ...
Eliot was born in Missouri. ... Alfred Prufrock". ... In 1919, Eliot's father died, leaving Eliot without the chance to make right past conflicts about his marriage to Vivienne. ... With Ezra's help Eliot published Prufrock and Other Observations, in 1917. ... Eliot also wrote childrens poems. ...
Alfred Prufrock,"" by T.S. Eliot, also confronts a discomfort with the idea of death, an event that signals the end of one's time living. ... Alfred Prufrock- the narrator questions the value of his life and the worth of his time spent living it. ... Alfred Prufrock- for emphasis of discomfort and to cause the reader to likewise question the worth of his or her own life. ... Eliot is clearly warning his audience that time, although it may seem long, is actually very short. ...
