People often live life being who they think society wants them to be. Many opportunities are lost due to the fear of rejection or the fear of what people might think and say. In the poem by Elliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the speaker’s life has passed before his eyes without him realizing it; he has lived his life wanting to ask a question, but avoids asking it due to his insecurities and fear of rejection, he lives life acting the way he thinks society expects him to be.
The speaker has a question, but is afraid to ask. “To lead you to an overwhelming question… Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit.” He makes it known that he has a question but is not ready to ask. He feels his question will be overwhelming and would rather wait to ask later. He first wants to go to their destination, do what they are to …show more content…
If he would have asked his question, possibly he would have been with the person he loved. “In the room the women come and go talking of Michael Angelo… And I have known the arms already, known them all…” This shows he was with many women, but never had a special connection with any of them. They were women to pass time and have a good time. He knew them all, knew who they were but never had a deep connection with any of them. On the outside he portrayed to be important and always with someone; yet in the inside he was alone and longing for that special company. The lifestyle he had could be the reason he lived full of fear and insecurities. He was afraid of being rejected by the one person he truly loved because he had a history of being with many women. If he asked his question he would not be taken seriously, he would be laughed at and rejected. This causes for him to think very poorly of himself. Although he may portray himself as a secure person, he is not. “I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent
The speaker has a question, but is afraid to ask. “To lead you to an overwhelming question… Oh, do not ask, “What is it?” Let us go and make our visit.” He makes it known that he has a question but is not ready to ask. He feels his question will be overwhelming and would rather wait to ask later. He first wants to go to their destination, do what they are to …show more content…
If he would have asked his question, possibly he would have been with the person he loved. “In the room the women come and go talking of Michael Angelo… And I have known the arms already, known them all…” This shows he was with many women, but never had a special connection with any of them. They were women to pass time and have a good time. He knew them all, knew who they were but never had a deep connection with any of them. On the outside he portrayed to be important and always with someone; yet in the inside he was alone and longing for that special company. The lifestyle he had could be the reason he lived full of fear and insecurities. He was afraid of being rejected by the one person he truly loved because he had a history of being with many women. If he asked his question he would not be taken seriously, he would be laughed at and rejected. This causes for him to think very poorly of himself. Although he may portray himself as a secure person, he is not. “I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent