In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" T.S. Eliot portraits the typical twentieth century transformed modern city, which in the eyes of the protagonist, Alfred Prufrock, is marked by alienation, loneliness, paralysis and repression of society. The poem is written in the form of dramatic monologue accompanied by a recurrent use of metaphoric language and repetition of ideas, which reveal Prufrock’s perception of the city while unveiling his persona. Thereby, Prufrock invites his audience to follow him through his self-examination taking us to a trip through the empty city streets, through his fears and his consciousness. The urban setting of the poem is the object of satire. Opening line starts from the scene of a city sunset which is rather …show more content…
He can feel the potential in himself and he knows that action could bring him possible love and joy, however, he is paralyzed by his own uncertainty and indecision. Alfred Prufrock criticizes the modern way of life and it 's society as a place where a superficial community prevails and where individuals like him have no chances to “thrive”. His monologue is less of a physical journey to the modern city, but mostly into his own mind; a journey of one man’s frustrated search to find the meaning of his existence. Prufrock is incapable of fulfilling the expectations of this new society, and engaging into all those activities for which he feels intimidation and contempt. This results in a continuous state of procrastination. As it was mentioned above, “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” is in part a satire. Prufrock is not a hero, but the opposite, confused by his own fear, he tends to exaggerate in his dilemma. He spends most of the time over thinking and agonizing over his social actions, worrying how others will see