Identity

Identity

How is "The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufock" about identity?
1. The identity is stress
  1. "a bald spot in the middle of my hair"
  2. "But how his arms and legs are thin!"
    1. His skinniness and baldness show his stress
2. His identity is socially isolated
  1. "Do I dare?"
    1. This means he is socially isolated because he is asking himself if her should socialize
  2. "Do I dare?"
"How does Prufrock construct his identity?"
1. He constructs his identity through his thoughts
  1. "Do I dare?"
    1. This shows he is very worried
2. He constructs his identity through his interactions
  1. Throughout the entire poem he isolates himself in a room full of people
How does Prufrock make the ready emphasize with his situations?
1. His depressed mood
  1. He speaks a lot about how his appearence is fading and how he is socially isolated.
    1. This makes the reader feel bad for him.

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	Created by rf031241 over 9 years ago