A few lines later he imagines his head brought on a platter like a cooked lobster. In “Sweeney Among The Nightingales” animal imagery is much more frequently used. The poem describes a “dive” which is frequented by prostitutes and people of low repute. Sweeney in the first stanza of the poem is described in animalistic terms. The image that we get of Sweeney is more ape than man. Another important theme in Eliot’s poetry is the fear of growing old. Prufrock is ashamed at the bald spot in the middle of his head and he always keeps referring to it. He is constantly worried about how he looks, how others perceive him, the slight frame of his body is a source of embarrassment for him. Some critics are of the opinion that the “overwhelming question” that Prufrock faces is his love for a certain young lady. Prufrock is uncertain whether he will be accepted by this lady or not. This “question” is raised to an almost metaphysical level. Love is no longer a simple matter concerning two individuals for Prufrock the question has an almost cosmological significance. For Prufrock it is easier to “squeeze the universe into a ball” than to ask the question that is bothering him. Prufrock because of his inability to resolve the “overwhelming question” has a diminished
A few lines later he imagines his head brought on a platter like a cooked lobster. In “Sweeney Among The Nightingales” animal imagery is much more frequently used. The poem describes a “dive” which is frequented by prostitutes and people of low repute. Sweeney in the first stanza of the poem is described in animalistic terms. The image that we get of Sweeney is more ape than man. Another important theme in Eliot’s poetry is the fear of growing old. Prufrock is ashamed at the bald spot in the middle of his head and he always keeps referring to it. He is constantly worried about how he looks, how others perceive him, the slight frame of his body is a source of embarrassment for him. Some critics are of the opinion that the “overwhelming question” that Prufrock faces is his love for a certain young lady. Prufrock is uncertain whether he will be accepted by this lady or not. This “question” is raised to an almost metaphysical level. Love is no longer a simple matter concerning two individuals for Prufrock the question has an almost cosmological significance. For Prufrock it is easier to “squeeze the universe into a ball” than to ask the question that is bothering him. Prufrock because of his inability to resolve the “overwhelming question” has a diminished