“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” a poem by TS Eliot, in which Eliot describes a man who has been placed at the wrong time. To do this, he references certain characteristics of Prufrock from other authors, such as Shakespeare. Shymal Bagchee expresses his views on Eliot's modernist and absurdist views on the poem in his review titled "Prufrock: An Absurd View of the Poem". Prufrock does not express his emotions like an ordinary person would, who is tied to his emotions. feelings towards the opposite sex. He does not fit the characteristics of fictional men of his time. Prufrock is considered a non-hero. Many other reviews of this poem "ridicule the poem's main character for his timidity and self-deception" (Bagchee 1). At first glance, Prufrock appears calm and lets the word pass, but "he is acutely aware of the insensitivity and callousness of his society" (1). Prufrock may not be able to convey his feelings to women, but he knows who he is; "No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was I meant to be; / Am a lord servant..." (Lines 117-118). Here, Prufrock compares himself to Shakespeare's Prince Hamlet. Hamlet was a tragic hero, but Prufrock would not die to save a world as reckless as his Yet they have the similarity of being undecided and contemplative about what they should do in their particular situation. Prufrock's most urgent wish is to convey his feelings" (Bagchee 1). They might think this because Prufrock's love song is a song that is never sung or even expressed in the poem. Prufrock's unheard love is more of a plea that screams as if to say that he wants to connect with women, but there is some kind of barrier...... middle of paper ...... resources of life, he takes the time to question himself and assess the damage He is aware of what is around him while his peers in the poem have no idea of ​​the world around them. Prufrock's world is made up of the agony and despair seen in the real world. Work Cited Bagchee, Shyamal. "'Prufrock': An Absurd View of the Poem." English Studies in Canada 6.4 (Winter 1980): 430-443. Rep. in contemporary literary criticism. Ed. Jeffrey W. Hunter and Deborah A. Schmitt. Flight. 113. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999. Information Resource Center. Internet. March 31, 2014. Eliot, TS “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” » READING LITERATURE AND WRITING ARUGUMENTATION. Ed. Missy James and Alan P. Merickel. 4th ed. United States: Longman/Pearson, 2011. 176-180. Print. Oxford Dictionary. Prude and Frock definitions. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press, 2014. web. April 8. 2014.