T.S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," written in the early modern period is an exploration of one's self identity. The poem is about a timid and downcast man in search of meaning of love, and in search of something to break him from the dullness and superficiality which he feel his life to be. Eliot lets us into Prufrock's world for an evening, and traces his progression of emotion from …

…want to dress, just being who you want to be is very difficult. This has been one of my favorite poems for about three years now and has always inspired me to be who I am. I don't want to end up like Prufrock, looking back on my life in regret or confusion. Whenever I feel like I'm becoming someone I don't want to become I always read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.