This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: What symbols do you find and what do they suggest? Notice those thatrelate to the sea, even ... (Read 62 times)

vicotolentino

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
What symbols do you find and what do they suggest? Notice those thatrelate to the sea, even oyster-shells (line 7).
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What gnaws at Prufrock?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Jadwiga9

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 316
Answer to Question 1


  • XJK points out blatantly that water has connotations of sexual fulfillment, and quotes Western Wind. Eliot hints that, unlike Prufrock, the vulgar types who inhabit cheap hotels and fish shops have a love life.



Answer to Question 2


  • Not just his sense of growing old, not just his inability to act. He suffers from Prufrocks Complaint: dissociation of sensibility. In line 105, unable to join thought and feeling, he sees his own nerves existing at one remove from him, as if thrown on a screen by a projector.






 

Did you know?

The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.

Did you know?

According to research, pregnant women tend to eat more if carrying a baby boy. Male fetuses may secrete a chemical that stimulates their mothers to step up her energy intake.

Did you know?

Hippocrates noted that blood separates into four differently colored liquids when removed from the body and examined: a pure red liquid mixed with white liquid material with a yellow-colored froth at the top and a black substance that settles underneath; he named these the four humors (for blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).

Did you know?

Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.

Did you know?

If you use artificial sweeteners, such as cyclamates, your eyes may be more sensitive to light. Other factors that will make your eyes more sensitive to light include use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives, hypertension medications, diuretics, and antidiabetic medications.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library