"At times, indeed, almost ridiculous "Almost, at times, the Fool. Prufrock, a loser who has absolutely no confidence in his self. Prufrock pretends to have money but really doesn't, and people notice this, or so he thinks. He seems very down on himself, even suicidal. He, in short, feels like he has no place on this earth and that he is just wasting time, never doing anything important, feeling average. This poem seems to represent the life of a very depressed man who feels that he has wasted his whole life with the same routine, while getting nowhere.
Eliot insinuates that Prufrock wants to, and pretends to have money. In lines 26 and 27 Eliot says "There will be time, there will be time/to prepare a face for the faces that you will meet- and in lines 35 and 36 he says "In the room the women come and go/talking of Michelangelo."" This implies that Prufrock is at an upper class social function because he feels he needs to put up a false identity just to fit in. It is also implied by the reference to the women discussing Michelangelo, this makes the reader think of more sophisticated people and conversation because it relates to great art. .
Prufrock obviously has absolutely zero confidence in himself. In lines 40-41 Eliot writes "With a bald spot in the middle of my hair "[They will say: "How his hair is growing thin!-]."" This shows the lack of confidence that Prufrock has in his self. This is also shown by line 44, [They will say: "But how his legs and arms are thin!- When this statement is read, it tells the reader that Prufrock feels he is not as well fed as the rest of the people he is associating with, which would have been important to the more wealthy type people in the era that this poem was written in. Also, in lines 73-74, Prufrock tells the reader that "I should have been a pair of ragged claws/Scuttling across the floors of silent seas."" Prufrock is definitely thinking to himself that he is not even worthy of the things that he has and he should be something very lowly, which again shows how much confidence he has in himself.
Alfred Prufrock." ... "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" has a very unusual poetic structure. ... Alfred Prufrock" can be recognized as a dramatic monologue from Prufrock's changing views on the life he has lived. ... Eliot, who was in his early twenties when he wrote "The Love Song of J. ...
Alfred Prufrock" is an extraordinary masterpiece by T.S. ... Alfred Prufrock," however every aspect woven together reveals the direct message. ... Alfred Prufrock" explained the turmoil around courting in the early twentieth century. ... Alfred Prufrock" is a poem about a young man's fancy to excite his new sweetheart. ... Alfred Prufrock" is a classic literary piece that will not soon be forgotten....
Elliots "The Love Song of Alfred J. ... Alfred Prufrock" Elliot continually writes in the voice of Prufrock, and Prufrock struggles to answer his life's "overwhelming question." (10) With what is J. Alfred Prufrock is so desperately struggling? ... In The Love Song of J. ... As one reads this poem, he or she can not forget that these words are the words of Alfred J. ...
Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is an examination of the tortured psyche of a man who is looking for love, indecisive, educated, neurotic, and emotionally stilted. ... Prufrock's continual return to the "women [who] come and go Talking of Michelangelo" (Eliot 695) and his recurrent questionings "how should I presume?... Elliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" the main character's tortured psyche, while looking for love that shows periods of indecisiveness, being educated, neurotic, and emotionally stilted. ...
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, written by T.S. ... Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" portrays a man's inability to take decisive action even as he sees what is necessary. ... Prufrock is a middle-aged man, who seems to be going through a mid life crisis, and is afraid to commit to anything. ...
"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. ... Whether "The Love Son of J. Alfred Prufrock" was meant to be an expression of love or not, I feel the true distinction rests in the importance of action and awareness. ... I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do/To swell a progress, start a scene or two" (111) He feels he is more like an "attendant lord" who serves a king. ...
Alfred Prufrock" It is human nature to desire things which cannot be obtained. ... Alfred Prufrock", allusions are used throughout the poem. ... Alfred Prufrock refers to the Bible and to literary works. ... Alfred Prufrock both have similar attitudes when it comes to life. ... Eliot chose to write on a man who spent all his time wishing for something and never getting it. ...
