"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons"
Prufrock illustrates the complexities of society through very bleak diction. This line in particular indicates the speaker's absolute sense of futility. The speaker's perception of society is very calculating, as he has literarily measured out his life in an extremely humdrum fashion. By making this statement, the speaker indicates that he is convinced that there is unquestionably nothing for him to look forward to in the future and that his perception of society is skewed. Yes, it is quite possible that if a person drank coffee everyday for his entire live, he could potentially measure out his life with coffee spoons; however, why would someone ever be in that mindset? Evidently, the speaker lacks faith in society, and therefore, he does not see any beauty in society whatsoever.
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ReplyDeleteI agree how his perception is very calculated, as well as very disillusioned. I feel this has much to do with the time period the poem was written in. There is a definite sense of lost hope here.
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