I read this for the first time few weeks ago in our Modern Literature Classes.. I found these photos in Life Magazine photo Archive while googling..
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I read this for the first time few weeks ago in our Modern Literature Classes.. I found these photos in Life Magazine photo Archive while googling..
Duration : 0:8:24
the part at the end …
the part at the end, when he says the mermaids wont sing to him always chokes me up
he has the most …
he has the most pretentious voice ever.. but i love the poem. and it is eliot. pretense was kind of his thing
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I think …
@PnkFlyd4
I think you’re right
“That is not what I …
“That is not what I meant at all” is in quotes so it is a response from one of the woman. It is in his head all his worries. He’s worried that if he misinterprets what the woman is saying and tries to hit on her she would say that she wasn’t flirting he’s worried about what people will think or if he misunderstads them
what if he bothered …
what if he bothered to actually say something, and it was something great, and they didnt understand it? would it be worth saying it?
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He’s …
@PnkFlyd4
He’s scared of being misunderstood. He’d rather not speak than “disturb the universe” He’s such a hypocrite while hes paranoid about being judged he judges the woman.
@BigPurple121
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@BigPurple121
He’s worried that what he says won’t be taken right or if he does make an advance on one of the women that he isn’t mistaken
Hypnotic!
Hypnotic!
What does he mean …
What does he mean by “that is not what I meant at all” after the part about Lazarus.
@layyla he cannot …
@layyla he cannot be a young man cause women say: how his hair is growing thing, clearly he is middle aged.
Don’t forget that …
Don’t forget that this is a confession to one who can never reveal the most inner secrets of his soul. “Let us go then, you and I…”
You might also say …
You might also say that the fog is smothering, as cats are supposed to smother people while they sleep.
Prufrock needs to wake up because he is smothering
This poem is about …
This poem is about a young man who fear engaging in life out of fear of rejection. He chooses to feel nothing rather than risk being hurt.
The way Mr. Eliot …
The way Mr. Eliot says “spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways” 3:30 is wonderous.
“It is impossible …
“It is impossible to say just what I mean!”
@yyourfacee The …
@yyourfacee The beauty of this poem is about you,
However, academics may say it was about a tortured, emotional, over educated young man (in paris) who knows that it may not be the wisest move to disobey the will of the ‘Universe’
What is this poem …
sigh english class will be the death of me..
What is this poem about?