Inferno Fever: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" The very first lines of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. ... In the poem, Prufrock is speaking to his listener as if the listener is never going to tell a soul about poor Prufrock's insecurities. ... This balding soul never got to fully say what he needed to the love of his life. ...
The '[drinking] of coffee' is a menial act, suggesting the inanimate qualities of people in need of stimulus, whilst the indolent conversation which follows indicates the hollow existence of Western aristocratic society; a concept explored further in Eliot's 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock', as '[he has] measured out [his] life in coffee spoons' implying a meticulously planned rationale, investing effort solely in the material tedium of 'drinking coffee'. The juxtaposition between 'Bin gar keine Russin, stamm' aus Litauen, echt de...
There were many opportunities for their love to dissipate, however it seems that there is always someone or something waiting to help their love along. ... The Chinese folktale, "Faithful Even in Death", translated by Wolfram Eberhard, is one illustration of this form of setting. ... It is the ending of her love, his life, and possibly her own life. The most difficult of all six pieces of literature is, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. ...
