February Blog

In the poem The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the persona has views that many people today would consider uncommon. For one this couple seems to be spontaneous. While you might think that a lot of relationships today are spontaneous, think about it. Most couples do the exact same thing every week. Work nine to five every day five or six days a week. Relaxing on sundays. Even if they do something different every sunday, thats only being spontaneous 1/7th of the time. That doesn't sound very spontaneous if it happens on a specific date every week. Also, if you've read relationship advice, there was probably something in there about keeping it spontaneous. Its in there as advice because most people do it. Its something that in our busy society we want to do, but can't. So this couple seems to have a firm grasp on what it means to be spontaneous by talking about their "one night cheap hotel" visits and their "oyster shell" dives.

Another concept that is unique about this persona is the perception of time. While most people say that "life is too short to cry" or whatever, this persona thinks that life is long. "There will be time, there will be time" is not the average advice someone would give you. We tend to rush through our lives because we are always looking forward to something. "I cant wait until I'm 18 and then i can vote", "I can't wait until I'm 21 and then i can drink" (happy new years) "I just want to be married". We are always just waiting for something better to roll around and not enjoying the life we are living at this very moment. Maybe this persona is enjoying his life in the moment and thats why it is so much longer for him.