Identity

Identity

1. How is "The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufock" about identity?

   • The identity is stress
     • "a bald spot in the middle of my hair"
     • "But how his arms and legs are thin!"
       • His skinniness and baldness show his stress
   • His identity is socially isolated
     • "Do I dare?"
       • This means he is socially isolated because he is asking himself if her should socialize
     • "Do I dare?"

2. "How does Prufrock construct his identity?"

   • He constructs his identity through his thoughts
     • "Do I dare?"
       • This shows he is very worried
   • He constructs his identity through his interactions
     • Throughout the entire poem he isolates himself in a room full of people

3. How does Prufrock make the ready emphasize with his situations?

   • His depressed mood
     • He speaks a lot about how his appearence is fading and how he is socially isolated.
       • This makes the reader feel bad for him.