The Lovesong Of J. Alfred Prufrock Critical Analysis

â€Å" The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock† by T.S. Eliot’s persona is a middle-aged male who has an unpromising physical environment and will. Much of the poem consists of Prufrock contemplating whether to go forth with a daring act, but to the reader’s dismay this daring act he speaks of is talking to a woman who he seems to have feelings for. Eliot began to write The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock in 1909, and ending at the peak of his first published book, Prufrock and Other Observations, published in 1917. Eliot began graduate study in philosophy at Harvard and completed his dissertation, although the outbreak of WWI impeded him from taking his exams and receiving the degree. By that time, Eliot had already written this particular†¦show more content†¦The poem has an ironic tone which expresses the despair of modern culture through Prufrock. Eliot’s word choice exposes the speaker’s spiteful taciturnus through the feeling of isolation a nd his voluntary defeat on love and life. â€Å"Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through half-deserted streets,† is an illustration of the usage of â€Å"us†. Initially, one believes that Prufrock is speaking to someone although, he is talking to himself, making his loneliness concrete. One major theme presented is love. Prufrock is much too coward to speak to the person he is in love with and ignores her for most of the poem. â€Å"‘Do I dare?† And â€Å"Do I dare?† Time to turn back and descend the stair† is a moment where he almost overcomes his fear of being rejected. There are more instances like these where he manipulates the reader into believing that he will overcome his fear and ask her. â€Å"Should I, after tea and cakes, and ices, have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?† highlights that Prufrock is much more concerned abou t mundane matters like eating in order to avoid the situation under all circumstances. Through the use of the words strength, force, and crisis, the speaker gives away that he will not profess his love. â€Å"There will be time to murder andShow MoreRelatedThe Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot5394 Words   |  22 PagesThe Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock A Descriptive Paper Presented to the Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences University of the Cordilleras In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course English 2 Writing in the Discipline 10:20 – 11:45 MWF By Juan Carlos P. Canilao April 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 RESEARCH OUTLINE 3 CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER II: DISCUSSION 6 Thomas Stearns Eliot amp; Why He Writes Poetry