Alfred Prufrock‚ written by T.S. Eliot‚ is a truly depressing poem. The poem concerns with a character (Prufrock) that can see and understand the values in life – love‚ joy‚ companionship‚ and courageousness – but is unable to act on his longings. The poem shows constant struggles of Prufrock’s uselessness. The worst part about his uselessness is that he is conscious of it. T.S. Eliot uses the theme of Paralysis‚ the incapacity to act‚ throughout the whole poem. Eliot uses the theme of paralysis to
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work shows the thumbprints of other poets that help to influence this distinctive style. One of those writers was T.S. Eliot. By time Plath was coming into her won as a poet‚ Eliot was already a legend and was arguably the most important English poet of the 20th century. It would be easy to see why Plath‚ aspiring to be a great poet herself‚ would be greatly influenced by Eliot. One of the ways we can see Eliot’s influence on Plath is in her use of surreal imagery mixed with opposing ideas with
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Prufrock’s Unattainable Desires T. S. Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” describes the inner feelings of an isolated man whose desire for a loving and communicative relationship with a female is unrelenting. Eliot presents J. Alfred Prufrock as an older man who struggles with knowing how to communicate his feelings toward females in fear of being judged. Prufrock’s fear of alienation and lack of self confidence contribute to his difficulty in fulfilling his need to be understood
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this void with material things such as wealth‚ fame‚ friends‚ sex‚ and work‚ individuals still lack fulfilment. Often when people become cognizant that the material world will not satisfy their longing‚ they turn to spiritual comfort. The poets T.S Eliot‚ Philip Larkin‚ and Matthew Arnold comment on humanity’s tendency to loiter with the notion of God and otherworldliness. Respectively‚ through their poems “The Journey of the Magi‚” “Church Going‚” and “Dover Beach‚” the poets publicize their
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December 2011 "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot and The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald but have similar themes and were both published in 1925. These pieces of literature illustrate two similar opinions on the same time period. There is a parallel between the two works that can easily be shown. The reoccurring themes of senselessness‚ unattainable fantasies‚ and facade appear and both works and can be cleanly displayed. "The Hollow Men" by T.S. Eliot states in lines three trough six "We are the
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the hollowing of mankind generates a loss of substance‚ purpose‚ and will result in the annihilation of humanity. With the aftermath of World War I‚ men disregard religion and turn to modernistic attitudes— they feel internally empty. Specifically‚ Eliot’ hollow men parallel lifeless effigies‚ due to their heads being “filled with straw” (6). Here‚ the speaker associates mannequin-like characteristics of scarecrows to the hollow men. These men lack their true insides; they are stuffed with meaningless
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describe‚ how song of j. Alfred prufrock could be a modernist poem? As with many other works of the Modern period in English literature‚ T. S. Eliot utilizes fragmentation‚ allusion‚ and symbolism to show J. Alfred Prufrock’s inability to act towards the outside world. Prufrock appears‚ in the poem‚ to be a middle-aged balding man who has a very pressing question to ask someone (presumably a woman); however‚ he finds it hard to vocalize his feelings to other people. Instead‚ he spends his time dwelling
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dispassionate side of modern art‚ the connection (or tension) between past and present‚ the dire need of a spiritual and moral life for modernists.] Myths and fantasies are dearest to the poets‚ especially to the ones of the school of modernism. T. S. Eliot‚ W.B. Yeats and W.H. Auden are no exception to it. The modernists have‚ among other things‚ lost the sense of possession. They have lost all meanings in life. Futility‚ emptiness and nothingness can best describe their poetical world. They have
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influenced by that responder’s social‚ cultural and historical context which is why texts including ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ can be interpreted in various ways by various people. ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‘‚ was composed by poet T.S Eliot. Born in St Louis Missouri USA‚ he attended Harvard University in 1906 and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ was the earliest of T.S Eliot’s major works and was completed between 1910 and 1911
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The Theme of Emptiness in "The Hollow Men" "The Hollow Men‚" a poem written by T.S. Eliot shows the narrators disgust and his faithless attitude toward all mankind. He refers to the human race as being "hollow‚" (1) and having a "headpiece filled with straw‚" (4) which creates the feeling and theme of emptiness. Eliot also uses allusions‚ symbols‚ and repetition as powerful‚ and depressing poetic devices to make mankind seem hollow. The theme of emptiness is clearly visible throughout the
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