Zhao 1 James Zhao Mrs. Wallin AP English 2/25/13 The Adoption of Modernism in T S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Modernism first emerged in America as a brand new type of literature in the early years of twentieth century. After the First World War and the Great Depression‚ Western world was looking for a kind of life different from traditional one‚ easier‚ faster‚ more technological‚ and more convenient. Fortunately‚ modernist movement came into sight by then and answered all
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Alfred Prufrock is lonely. There is a difference between being lonely and alone‚ Mallard is a good examples of being alone because even though her husband “died” she still had a family. Unlike Mallard‚ J. Alfred Prufrock is an example of loneliness because it states in the poem how he stands in a room full of people‚ nobody is talking to him and no one even recognizes him. In the poem‚ Alfred Prufrock doesn’t want to be lonely anymore and instead be recognized
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Prufrock Analysis Prufrock‚ throughout lines 26-30‚ not only delineates his insecurity but also his indecisiveness and fear of rejection. These few lines give readers a snapshot of what the poem consists of: Prufrock’s constant self-doubt‚ ambivalence and passivity. Furthermore‚ it reveals that he overanalyzes situations to the point where it is unhealthy. As a result of his negativity and lack of initiative‚ Prufrock sends the message that he is an unhappy and lonely man who yearns for love but
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a beautifully written‚ but yet somewhat sad poem by poet T. S. Eliot. It tells the inner thoughts of a lonely man who is seeking love of a woman‚ but his own fear of rejection causes him to stray from following through with the action. The poem title itself is very ironic because the character himself is fearful‚ anti-heroic and unromantic. For someone who is in love‚ wants to find love‚ or wants to be in love they have to be courageous and willing to take whatever
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assuredness of emotions toward death in verse. Conversely to Donne’s security in his feelings‚ in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” T.S. Eliot creates the persona of J.Alfred Prufrock who is evidently insecure in himself‚ with regard to both his appearance and his attitude towards particular milestones in his life. The first instance in “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” where the reader is hinted towards Prufrock’s insecurities‚ comes in the form of this rhyming couplet: “In the room the
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In T. S. Eliot’s "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" the author is establishing the danger the narrator is having dealing with getting older. Prufrock is the narrator in this poem‚ and believes that age is a burden and is totally troubled by it. He feels the prime of his life is over and he can’t love women the way he used to. His worry with the passing of time characterizes his fear of aging. The poem deals with these fears. In this poem‚ Prufrock feels unsure about himself. He is frightened
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also at the Sorbonne in Paris. At the Sorbonne‚ he found inspiration from writers such as Dante and Shakespeare and also from ancient literature‚ modern philosophy and eastern mysticism. Eliot’s first poem he wrote was "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" in 1915. Eliot converted his religion to Anglo - Catholicism and in 1927‚ his poetry took on new spiritual meaning. Ash Wednesday was the first poem he wrote after his conversion in 1930. It is said that it traces the pattern of Eliot’s spiritual
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LITR221 19 March 2017 Compare and contrast J. Alfred Prufrock and Nick “Big Two-Hearted River” and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” are two stories with different characters and meanings. The stories contain characters named Nick and Alfred Prufrock. Nick appears to be somewhat of a hero in “Big Two-Hearted River.” Biographically‚ he appears to be the same as the writer‚ though one should not assume Nick’s character is the author. J. Alfred Prufrock was more of a middle-aged intellectual man who
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poet‚ playwright and critic T.S. Eliot‚ and certainly with his first major work‚ "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock ". Eliot wrote the poem‚ after all‚ years before Andre Breton and his compatriots began defining and practicing "surrealism" proper. Andre Breton published his first "Manifesto of Surrealism" in 1924‚ seven years after Eliot’s publication of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock". It was this manifesto which defined the movement in philosophical and psychological terms. Moreover‚ Eliot
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literary elements of Imagery‚ Allusion and Monologue that the characterization of Prufrock as a nervous and obsessively introspective man living a rather insignificant life is revealed. 1. IMAGERY Elliot’s vivid imagery reveals Prufrock’s life to be the opposite of a heroic epic. Imagery plays a vital role in bringing out the boredom‚ the frustration and the indecisiveness of the main protagonist J. Alfred Prufrock. The relationship between Prufrock’s inner fogginess and the foggy evening is
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