The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock Analysis

There are many different conflicts seen in The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, one of the most glaring being that of Prufrock versus society. All throughout this poem, Prufock hints at the fact that he needs to choose between the society he finds himself in and the one he thinks he should be a part of. Although this is an internal conflict, it affects Prufock in many ways. It represents how even a man who is educated and of a higher class than many can find himself struggling with happiness. Prufrock seems to be in a dark place with himself, repeating "I grow old...I grow old", making it clear that he is aware that he should be settling down and moving to the high society, but for some reason not taking advantage of that knowledge. This struggle between two very different worlds influences Prufrock in his decisions of moving from woman to woman and involving himself in a shady society. If there was not such a gap between the society of those who have "toast and tea" and who spend too much time in "one night cheap hotels", Prufrock would have never faced this internal struggle between the two.