Prufrock is his own worst enemy in the fact that he lacks the confidence he needs to be successful. He is too concerned with what others will think of him and that conversations with other people are worthless. He wants to engage in conversations but Before he does he talks to himself and convinces himself that they will just play along then when he leaves they will talk about aspects that he can't control; such as his bald spot and his arms and legs being too skinny.
I think that T.S. Eliot is trying to point out that if you worry too much about what others will think of you, then you will get nowhere. We can all learn from Prufrocks example and we should all be spontaneous and do what we want to a point. Stop worrying about what people might say about you and just do. most the time you will find that it all works out in the end.
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This is a good observation, people need to just be themselves and leave the decision of whether the person like you or not, up to that person. We see in the poem that he never sees the same girls again, so they are strangers, if he would have talked to some of them and they decided that they did not like him then they would never see each other again. There would be no reason to get embarrassed because the person does not know him and will never see him again so there is very little risk involved in this situation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Bass and Noel with this selection from T.S Eliot. The risk involved in the situation of seeing them again is very small since there are strangers through out the poem. Image is everything in today's society as well as what the media wants you to be. Yet, image is not everything and people need to learn that. Walk with confidence, believe in yourself and practice what you preach. Do not get embarrassed if you make a mistake, we are all human and will all make mistakes. Trying to please everyone will get you no farther in life than debating on what color will the room be. My point being that do what you feel is right and do not concern yourself with what other's think about it.
ReplyDeleteSwamp Fox Bass provides an great explanation of Prufrock's Lovesong here. He displays a tight grasp of the poem and the different themes used in the poem. I enjoyed how he discussed the attributes of Mr. Prufrock because it seemed to remind me of Cadet Bass himself in that he had hairy arms, skinny legs, and a bald spot. I found it ironic that he would choose such a poem to provide a commentary of when it could very well possibly be an autobiography of Bass. Food for thought ladies and gentlemen; food for thought.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Bass’ thoughts on this piece are right on point. He explains how Prufrock is so worried about what other people think about him, and how he lowers his self-esteem by believing that. This situation doesn’t only occur in writing, but in everyday life. There are so many people that worry so much about what other people think about them that they are scared to even leave the house. I believe that you only live your life once, and that there are only certain chances that you get once in your lifetime that you have to take advantage of. So, people need to stop being so concerned about what others think of them and do things for themselves because that is what makes them happy.
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