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Love song of j alfred11/30/2023 ![]() Kind of like when he was about to enter the room to tell his love something, and then went back down the stairs. But things can also change back again in another "minute," once he "revises" the decision he made.Even though he hasn’t done anything in the poem yet, he insists that everything could change "in a minute" – if only he could make a decision. ![]() Truth be told, he’s starting to sound pretty kooky, like a broken record. But he still insists (again) that he has plenty of time.Prufrock doesn’t want to rock the boat or "disturb the universe." That would involve taking a risk, and risks aren’t Prufrock’s thing. ![]() But now, on top of cowardice, he also seems superficial.ĭo I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. To the contrary, he seems like kind of a coward. Prufrock, too, seems to have nothing to lose by asking his question – it’s not like we were in love with the guy already.Recall that Guido da Montefeltro was also worried about his reputation, even though it didn’t matter because he was already in hell.Prufrock’s concern about what other people think might make us suspicious.For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons I know the voices dying. In the room the women come and go Talking of Michelangelo. As for "they," we don’t know who "they" are, but according to Prufrock, they’re a gossipy bunch – and not so nice. Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table.He’s not a trend-setter, though, he’s a trend-follower. He has a nice coat and necktie, which he wears according to the fashion of the time. His only attractive features, funny enough, are his clothes.Also, he seems worried about what people will say about him and his bald spot and his thin arms and legs.He’s probably a middle-aged man, or at least close to it. Now he’s going to describe his appearance, and the first thing we learn is he has a big bald spot.With a bald spot in the middle of my hair- My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin. Sure there's time, Prufrock, sure there is.Instead, he poses it as a hypothetical situation – "Well, if I wanted to chicken out and not ask my question, there’s plenty of time for that, so what’s the big deal?" Of course, Prufrock doesn’t exactly describe this scene to us: he’s much too tricky for that.He turns around and heads back downstairs. ![]() He paces back and forth and tries to decide whether to ask his big question. We might imagine him standing outside the upstairs room his "love" is in.
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