No two men are exactly alike, not even identical twins. Some attributes, appearance, and ideology may mirror, but no two men are alike. Differences in how the world is perceived will allow these individual to stand together, but appear far apart. The modernist method of writing allows for individuals to do exactly that, stand together but appear to be far. Writers Ernest Hemingway and T.S. Eliot demonstrated such disassociation in living deliberately in time and place of Nick and J. Alfred Prufrock. Ernest Hemingway’s story Big Two-Hearted River tells the story of a young man who returns to his old fishing hole after the war. Nick, is his name and he returns home faced with some of the same feeling and thoughts of war. Although, he did have
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S. Eliot, poem “J. Alfred Prufrock” describes a middle aged man who views life differently. J. Alfred Prufrock as the main character of the poem can be viewed as an obsessive man, who has isolated himself from reality by his emotions. Prufrock, is portrayed as a person who walks the “Streets that follow like a tedious argument” (Eliot, 2015). As he walks the streets he appears to be bothered by the inability to grab hold of any opportunities or take risks in life and with women. J. Alfred Prufrock, views the world as unchanging. He images the world as being the same tomorrow as it is today and yesterday. For he believes he “known them already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, . . . measured out my life with coffee spoons” (Eliot, 2015). Although intellectual, he is a very indecisive man. He does attempt to overcome his anxieties, but fears he would be made fun of because of his “bald spot in the middle of . . . hair, . . . morning coat, . . . collar mounting firmly to the chin, . . . necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin, . . . his arms and legs are thin” (Eliot, 2015). Prufrock, desire to move forward and conquer his own emotions is shattered by his own negative outlook of …show more content…
Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot tell the tale of two men who disassociation in living deliberately affect their daily lives. One character disassociates himself for the sacks of finding inner peace, while the other avoids interaction and conflict. Both characters obsess but for different reasons. One obsess about how he views the world the be, while the other obsess about completing a task. Walking is a great way to stay fit. In the story and poem, the characters walk for different reasons. One walks to relax, while the other walks to avoid. Both characters resemble many of the same characteristics of modern men. Those of negative feelings returning from war and those who disassociate themselves from the world in fear of
S. Eliot, poem “J. Alfred Prufrock” describes a middle aged man who views life differently. J. Alfred Prufrock as the main character of the poem can be viewed as an obsessive man, who has isolated himself from reality by his emotions. Prufrock, is portrayed as a person who walks the “Streets that follow like a tedious argument” (Eliot, 2015). As he walks the streets he appears to be bothered by the inability to grab hold of any opportunities or take risks in life and with women. J. Alfred Prufrock, views the world as unchanging. He images the world as being the same tomorrow as it is today and yesterday. For he believes he “known them already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, . . . measured out my life with coffee spoons” (Eliot, 2015). Although intellectual, he is a very indecisive man. He does attempt to overcome his anxieties, but fears he would be made fun of because of his “bald spot in the middle of . . . hair, . . . morning coat, . . . collar mounting firmly to the chin, . . . necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin, . . . his arms and legs are thin” (Eliot, 2015). Prufrock, desire to move forward and conquer his own emotions is shattered by his own negative outlook of …show more content…
Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot tell the tale of two men who disassociation in living deliberately affect their daily lives. One character disassociates himself for the sacks of finding inner peace, while the other avoids interaction and conflict. Both characters obsess but for different reasons. One obsess about how he views the world the be, while the other obsess about completing a task. Walking is a great way to stay fit. In the story and poem, the characters walk for different reasons. One walks to relax, while the other walks to avoid. Both characters resemble many of the same characteristics of modern men. Those of negative feelings returning from war and those who disassociate themselves from the world in fear of