j. alfred prufrock

The fragmented style of TS Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," reflects the modern man's place in the city and the city's chaotic, fast-paced nature. Eliot's style throws together different ideas which, in effect, come together to create a new picture. For example, fragments such as "yellow smoke" show the industrial elements of a modern society which Eliot tries to portray throughout the poem. Moreover, I see the line, "there will be a time to murder and create," as Eliot showing that there will be time to do many things in a lifetime. However, what you make of this time is what counts. "Visions and revisions" shows that there will be time to correct past mistakes and truly better one's life. The use of the fragments helps convey his message of the meaning of life.