... his talking to the woman would be have equal footing with the miracle performed by Jesus (revival of Lazarus). In the first line of the stanza, J. Prufrock has passed the stage of questioning to questioning his questions. His mental paralysis completely stops him from talking to the woman. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,"" is ironically named a love song when it is not. The poem offers a unique analysis into the mind ... of a social outcast. Eliot's use of literary techniques portray a man who is incapable of normal day-to-day interactions and constantly mulling over every action ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot differs from the conventional love song. It is rather the melancholy mutterings of a displaced, inhibited man. Whether "The Love Son of J. Alfred Prufrock" was meant to be an expression of love or not, I feel the true distinction rests in the importance of action and awareness. His inactive existence has caused this distortion of reality, fear of confrontation, and draws upon the daydream/nightmare he lives in. Prufrock misses his mark by ... having paralyzing awareness with no action. Having missed his chance at love, he fades into ... ...

• Word Count: 964
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

T.S. Elliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,"" is about one mans frustration and misery on his quest to find some type of meaning of his existence. It begins with an invitation from Prufrock to follow him through his examination of himself. His imagery of his invitation begins with, "Let us go then you and I/When the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etherised upon a table (1-3)."" This not only ... poem (15). It is like the poem is suspended from one mans life, "spread out against the sky (2)."" The imagery of the patient represents Prufrock's self-examination. The ...

• Word Count: 1093
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School