Time can be fragmented yet connected simultaneously as the past, present and future are a subjective presence that is equally immediate emphasizing the inevitability of change. The passage of time is a spiritual trip that connects the living with the dead and the past with the present. The love song by J.Alfred Prufrock, Rhapsody on a windy night and the hollow men composed by T.S Elliot investigate the how the progression of time has impacted the language, context, themes and style of current English literature.
Eliot 's fragmented composition style alludes to the discontinuous changing English society. He has the ability to make meaning from fragmented pieces, which in itself is the genuine embodiment of pioneer artists. In the love song, the fragmented and softened description of the up city in which he lives in is a fragmented scattered collection of free visual images in which he attempts to pull together to frame a concise meaning. 'In the room the women go back and forth, talking of Michelangelo ' this dull phrase displays the bizarre portrayal of women who are appeared to be consumers of art who lack …show more content…
In Prufrock 's the love song, time and space exist subjectively. The Past, future and present are all treated equally as he alternates between thus, creating a feeling of confusion which could also allude to the fragmented style of current life. Bradly states "he" is not in time ', and contains (his) own particular past and future ' (KE,205) '. This quote explains the subjectivity of time as Elliot states in the Love Song, 'would it have been justified, despite all the trouble, after all/would it have been beneficial ' his lack of confidence as he moves in time from future to past strained alludes to the discontinuity of his brain as he lacks connection. The concept of recollections is an important aspect of time as it is a key aspect in demonstrating time as a subjective presence, existing only as a social construct of time, therefore the concept of memory is questioned and challenged. This is clear in Rhapsody where the persona states, "here is the/memory/you have the key! ', this speak to the disillusionment of life and the battle to discover content in a world loaded with despair and misfortune, rather than investigate the degree of the new innovator society he discovers solace in coming back to his recollections, making direct connection between the past and the present, alluding to its subjective presence. Time being a