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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S.Eliot is often called 'The first Modernist Poem', it describes a tragic figure which stands for Modern Man.The poem centres on the feelings and thoughts of the persona, J. Alfred Prufrock, as he walks to meet women for tea and considers a question he feels compelled to ask but he can't.

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S.Eliot is often called 'The first Modernist Poem', it describes a tragic figure which stands for Modern Man. The poem centres on the feelings and thoughts of the persona, J. Alfred Prufrock, as he walks to meet women for tea and considers a question he feels compelled to ask but he can't. Indeed, over the course of the poem, Prufrock doubts that he deserves the answer, so his wonder transforms into an interior monologue or soliloquy in which he compares himself to Hamelt in saying 'To be or not to be?".

Physically, Prufrock is described as having a boring, empty, and lonely life. He is not young any more, of about 45 years old Bachelor. The physical body is thin and weak and judged by others and the ego is injured by the disgrace of the personality. He fears that the ladies ill mock his thin hair (symbolising an impressive mind), and has thin arms and legs (symbolising an impressive body). splendid, magnificent

He does not follow the latest fashion. He wonders if he will dare to 'disturb the universe' and show his true self. Prufrock laments his physical and intellectual life, he always hesitates to take any decisions and tries to convince himself that there is still time to take a decision but actually he will not do.

The Poem is a satire for the Modern Man who looks at love from a physical point of view and not as immortal love.