Blogpost #2: Characters : Contrast how character is revealed in ‘Prufrock’ vs. in a novel like Pride and Prejudice.

In both Prufrock and Pride and Prejudice, the base of the character is revealed through the setting.  In Prufrock, the character maintains a sense of absolute futility throughout the play.  The poem is set to the pot-WWI era, a time period that maintained a similar sense of hopelessness due to the catastrophic nature of the war.  In Pride and Prejudice, the setting and characters are intertwined, as the patriarchal notions of the setting are interjected into some characters.  Therefore, the setting is a reflection of how a character will act.