Who Is Prufrock Admirable About Jack The Ripper?
Prufrock Not Jack
“The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is a story about a man that has a question to ask and wants to tell you about it while wandering the streets of a city that has yellow smoke in the streets (16, 24). The places that Prufrock chooses are not prestigious such as “half-deserted streets” (4), “one-night cheap motels” (6), and “sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells” (7). Prufrock has a question to ask, but he will get to that later. This walk takes place in October during the evening when all is calm and quiet “[l]ike a patient etherized upon a table” (3). Prufrock is delaying asking his question, insisting that there is plenty of time, even though he is now second guessing whether he should ask or not. Even though …show more content…
Alfred Prufrock is not about Jack the Ripper because Prufrock and Jack have a different view of the female body, Jack and Prufrock treated women differently, and this is not a story about murder so much as missed opportunities. According to the FBI, Jack the Ripper mutilated his victims and removed various organs from his victims (Jack the Ripper 4). J Alfred Prufrock would not mention any part of the woman’s body except for her arms (Eliot 62-67). The profile of Jack the Ripper from the FBI vaults also states that Jack the Ripper wanted to show dominance over his victims (Jack the Ripper 6). Prufrock was afraid to ask the woman that he possibly loved a question (Eliot 1-131). This is not a story about murder, but about a man that could not conquer his fears and approach the woman he loved with a question. There is one mention of murder in line 28 of “The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” but it is a reference to the Bible. In Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1 through 8, it is said that there is a time for everything and everything has its time. Yes, he has this question to ask, but he will ask the question when he is ready …show more content…
Eliot, T.S. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Literature Craft & Voice, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2012, pp. 980-981.
“Jack the Ripper.” FBI Vaults, Federal Bureau of Investigation, vault.fbi.gov/Jack the Ripper/Jack the Ripper Part 1 of
“The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot is a story about a man that has a question to ask and wants to tell you about it while wandering the streets of a city that has yellow smoke in the streets (16, 24). The places that Prufrock chooses are not prestigious such as “half-deserted streets” (4), “one-night cheap motels” (6), and “sawdust restaurants with oyster-shells” (7). Prufrock has a question to ask, but he will get to that later. This walk takes place in October during the evening when all is calm and quiet “[l]ike a patient etherized upon a table” (3). Prufrock is delaying asking his question, insisting that there is plenty of time, even though he is now second guessing whether he should ask or not. Even though …show more content…
Alfred Prufrock is not about Jack the Ripper because Prufrock and Jack have a different view of the female body, Jack and Prufrock treated women differently, and this is not a story about murder so much as missed opportunities. According to the FBI, Jack the Ripper mutilated his victims and removed various organs from his victims (Jack the Ripper 4). J Alfred Prufrock would not mention any part of the woman’s body except for her arms (Eliot 62-67). The profile of Jack the Ripper from the FBI vaults also states that Jack the Ripper wanted to show dominance over his victims (Jack the Ripper 6). Prufrock was afraid to ask the woman that he possibly loved a question (Eliot 1-131). This is not a story about murder, but about a man that could not conquer his fears and approach the woman he loved with a question. There is one mention of murder in line 28 of “The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock” but it is a reference to the Bible. In Ecclesiastes chapter 3 verses 1 through 8, it is said that there is a time for everything and everything has its time. Yes, he has this question to ask, but he will ask the question when he is ready …show more content…
Eliot, T.S. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Literature Craft & Voice, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2012, pp. 980-981.
“Jack the Ripper.” FBI Vaults, Federal Bureau of Investigation, vault.fbi.gov/Jack the Ripper/Jack the Ripper Part 1 of