The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

As we well know, our assignment was to read the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and write our blog entry about it. We started discussing this poem in class, so I would like to start where we left off. The way I enterpreted this poem was that this charecter was going to somewhere of what I think was a high end mistriss joint. He was ashamed by his bald head and did not think that he would even have a chance with these women talking of Michael Angelo. He also was a little ashamed of what he was doing as he did not want anyone to know. As I read on, the poem kept reassuring me that this is where the charecter was going. He kept questioning himself doIdare?" (line 38). He reminded us again of the flaws within himself and what these women would say. He realizes that it is not right for a man of his age to be going to somewhere like this, "Do I dare/Disturb the universe?" (lines45&46). He then goes on to explain that he has done this before in his younger years, he has already encountered this and questions "So how should I presume?"(line54). The character than refers to himself as to what I think is the cat that we mentioned in class, "I should have been a pair of ragged claws/ Scuttling across the florrs fo silent seas." (lines 73&74). He is disgusted in himself. The poem then goes on asking if it would be worth it all and relating the character to Prince Hamelet and realizing that he is not supposed to be living a life like that, he is a simple attendant. The poem is ended by reality slapping the character in the face and realizing that he should not be out doing rebelious things such as seeing these women but instead walking on the sandy beach in clean white trousers just as any retiered senior would want.