

Another line that very much shows how low Prufrock self esteem is when he states ” I have heard the mermaids singing each to each, I do not think they will sing to me” this is important because according to greek mythology mermaid sang to handsome men, this capture how he believes that he is not attractive enough to be sung to by the mermaids. That lift and drop a question on your plate Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred. These quotes capture the doubt that Prufrock has about himself and how his low self esteem are what drive his indecisiveness. There will be time to murder and create, And time for all the works and days of hands. In the poem the line that capture his doubts more are ” To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet There will be time to murder and create/ A time yet for a hundred indecision, And for a hundred visions and revisions” (27-28, 32-33) in which demonstrate how he envisions having to portray this made up face that he could “murder” and recreate, imagining many scenarios in his mind and revising them time after time. 15-22) has been for many an ambiguous if not unmanageable part of the poem since it appeared over fifty years ago.


This attitude isolates him., This is continually referred. Suggests a sort of spiritual inertia and extreme and habitual procrastination which will prevent him from being able to ACT as his spirit so longs to. He is a character with low self esteem and many doubts. THE YELLOW FOG OF 'PRUFROCK' JOHN HAKAC The yellow fog stanza of eight lines in The Love Song of J. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like This suggests a running theme throughout the poem will be a desire for inactivity, an inherent pessimism, and a sickness. He has doubts about approaching women because of appearance as it can be seen in “They will say: ‘How his hair is growing thin?'” (41) in which he assumes how they will immediately talk about his thinning hair. It was followed by some of the best-known poems in English. Eliot Quote Wall Art - Do I Dare Disturb the Universe - The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock Quote Poster - Literary Gifts - Book Lover Gifts for Women. This highlights the purpose of Prufrock, where Eliot warns the reader of the detrimental notion of a futile society where individuals are unable to connect and find a deeper meaning in life. Eliot attracted widespread attention for his poem The Love Song of J. Eliot is about a man that does not have confidence in himself. Eliot wrote this poem after the First World War had begun, changing the nature of society into one that experienced chaos and uncertainty amongst each other.
