Malek Kunbargi english 99 In his poem Eliot paints the picture of an insecure man looking for his place in society. Prufrock has fallen in with the times, and places a lot of burden on social status and class to determine his individuality. He is ashamed of his personal appearance and looks towards social advancement as a way to assure himself and those around him of his value and establish who he is. Through out the …showed first 75 words of 1278 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1278 total…fantasies to be a crab, swim with the mermaids, be young again like Lazarus and talk to women about Michelangelo with the composure and articulacy of Hamlet give him a detachment from his day-to-day worries about society, love, and self. He will never stop torturing himself trying to figure out that "overwhelming question." The only hope that Eliot gives the reader out of this poem is the hope that we don't end up like Prufrock.