T. S. Eliot's The Lovesong Of J. Alfred Prufrock

Throughout “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock”, T.S. Eliot’s main goal is to show us the harsh reality of the world we live in. As we read the poem, we are brought on a journey that opens our eyes to make us realize how empty modern life really is and how we are wasting our lives away. As we go on with our journey with J. Alfred Prufrock we are forced to realize that we live a dull, unimaginative existence that is strictly run by routine and habits. In the poem we follow the narrator, J. Alfred Prufrock, through his unhappy life. Later on we find out that he suspects his unhappiness is because of the society he lives in. The main reason why Prufrock blames his unhappiness on society is because of the lack of individuality in his society. Because of the lack of individuality, he feels trapped within …show more content…
“The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock” proves this quote to be true. The narrator, J. Alfred Prufrock, is constantly questioning his existence. We see this as we go through the poem and see a day in the life of Prufrock. As we go through his life we see he is constantly wondering whether or not “there will be time” in hopes of convincing us and himself that we do have time to correct all of the mistakes we’ve made thus far and make up for wasted time. In the poem, Prufrock states, “for I have known them all already, known them all: have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life in coffee spoons…” This shows that Prufrock believes he has wasted his time socializing and has taken all of the evenings, mornings, and afternoons he has seen for granted, but by the time he realized it, his life has almost slipped away from