TS Eliot’s Prufrock The ironic character of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" an early poem by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in the form of a dramatic monologue‚ is introduced in its title. Eliot is talking‚ through his speaker‚ about the absence of love‚ and the poem‚ so far from being a "song‚" is a meditation on the failure of romance. The opening image of evening (traditionally the time of love making) is disquieting‚ rather than consoling or seductive‚ and the evening "becomes a patient" (Spender
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How does The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock reflect T.S.Eliot’s concerns about the modern world? T.S.Eliot’s poem‚ The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock‚ is written in a modernist style. This becomes apparent from the very first stanza‚ when he describes a sunset. In Georgian poetry‚ a sunset is usually described in a beautiful sense‚ whereas Eliot has compared it to a ’patient etherised upon a table’. The language Eliot has used is one of a scientific and sterile nature. He may be trying to raise
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a certain place in time. In this essay‚ two characters of completely different fields will be put side by side to compare their own tragic flaws. On one hand‚ Sophocles’ Oedipus is proud‚ arrogant and persistent; while on the other hand‚ Eliot’s Prufrock is self conscious‚ insecure‚ and indecisive. While the two characters are complete polar opposites‚ they also share a devastating similarity: they are paranoid and in fear of their own fate. Oedipus’ personality is clearly conveyed as having excessive
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Shawn Ware Prufrock: A Homosexual in Hiding T.S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a dramatic monologue in which the speaker of the poem‚ Prufrock‚ takes the reader on a journey into his inner psyche. Many literary and poetic experts have studied and dissected the persona that is Prufrock to help show the complexities that compose him. But how does one begin to shed light on this mysterious man? Before actually delving into the words spoken by Prufrock‚ it is beneficial to take
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the four needs below: a) Love and Belonging - Jim meets the need for love and belonging in a responsible manner as he is a part of a family and has relationships outside of the home. Jim meets meaningful relationships by being a member of his family and through peer social circles such as being a member of the junior fire department. Jim does not satisfy his needs when he and his mother fight at home‚ as well as with his girlfriend breaking up with him. Jim does not love himself in that he overdoses
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“Runaway Love” Ludacris does a remarkable job of portraying his message about the struggles that some adolescents are faced with. “Runaway Love”‚ by Ludacris‚ featuring Mary J. Blige (2007)‚ represents the theme of struggle through hip-hop and rap music. It is about little girls who are “stuck up in the world on their own.” They have to take care of themselves because the people they are around do not care about them. They range from nine to eleven years in age‚ and their goal in life‚ at such a
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Monique Green October 30‚ 2012 Eng 121 Bethann Crust The internet is a great place for people to communicate. It has been a great hobby for some and a good opportunity for some businesses. In today’s world there are many ways that we can communicate or even reconnect with people; two of the most popular ways are Face book and Twitter. There are two main differences in Face book and Twitter‚ social relationship and update status. First‚ Face book is an ongoing system that is designed for
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Ironically‚ the repetition of ‘my’ implies an illumination of identity‚ rather than its suppression. It seems the Prufrock is afraid reveal his identity may ‘disturb the universe’: “do I dare‚ and‚ do I dare?” Avoiding this ultimate question‚ he seeks peace in oblivion: I should have been a pair of ragged claws; scuttling across the floors of silent seas”. We are gregarious
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(Love song‚ with two goldfish.) The poem‚ “love song‚ with two goldfish” by Grace Chua is about a romantic relationship of two goldfish that unlike a lot of love stories does not result in a happy ending. It seems as though in this poem‚ humans have been replaced with two goldfish; a man and a woman with very different wants and needs which ends in the woman leaving the man for ‘something more’‚ something that he cannot offer. The title of the poem‚ ‘love song…’ straightaway informs the
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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
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