Friday, May 31, 2019

Characteristic Downfall :: essays research papers

In T.S. Eliots "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," the author isestablishing the trouble the narrator is having dealing with middle ripen. Prufrock(the narrator) believes that age is a tear and is deeplytroubled by it.. His love of some women cannot be because he feels theprime of his life is over. His preoccupation with the passing of timecharacterizes the fear of aging he has. The poemdeals with the agingand fears associated with it of the narrator.Prufrock is not confident with himself mentally or his appearance. Heis terrified of what will occur when people see his balding head or his trim and aging body. He believes everyone will dilutek he is old anduseless. They will talk about him behind his back.(They will say"How is hair is growing thin")My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin--They will say "But how his mail and legs are thin"This insecurity is definitely a hindrance for him. It holds him backfrom doing the things he wishes to do. This is the sort ofcharacteristic that makes Alfred into a tragic, doomed character. Hewill not find happiness until he finds self-assurance within himself. The repetition of words like vision and revision, show his feelings ofinadequacy in communicating with the people nearly him.J. Alfred Prufrocks self esteem affects his love life greatly. Thewoman he is in love with is young than he is and this distresses him. He does not believe that some younger women could possibly accept him orfind him gentle. Expressing any kind of affection to her is awkwardand difficult. Prufrock knows what he must say but cannot bring himselfto say it. "Should I, aft(prenominal) tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength toforce the moment to its crisis?"(79-80) His apprehensiveness in hislove life, is very troublesome for him indeed. He wishes greatly toexpress his affection but it becomes suppressed within him. Hecompares himself to Lazarus who was an aged man restored to life byJesus. He feels that it will take a miracle to make him feel youngagain. Prufrock sees his age as the end of his romantic zeal. Heassumes the response to his love will be snappy and heartless. Prufrockbelieves that women do not find older men attractive or see apossibility of romance in them.The rhyme scheme Elliot uses in this poem depicts the disenchanted andconfused mind of the narrator. The poem is compose using a non-uniform

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