... beautiful language and forced them to open their minds. Millay's use of existentialism in her work outlines a search for integrity of the individual spirit. Alienation is also a key element to modernism. T.S Elliot's poem "The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock- portrays a man that is pathetic but not grand enough to be tragic. Prufrock is an insecure man trapped behind bars of daily routine that he created for himself. He describes his setting ... as dreary reflecting the desensitizing force of the city life and puts himself down saying ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School