Comments on: Before the Taking of Toast and Tea http://writepudding.com/2009/05/before-the-taking-of-toast-and-tea/ musings of a 21st century journalist Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt http://writepudding.com/2009/05/before-the-taking-of-toast-and-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-15223 Matt Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:57:11 +0000 http://writepudding.com/?p=1431#comment-15223 You know, I think you inadvertently hit on exactly what Eliot was trying to say through this poem haha. To me this poem has always been about the ways Prufrock realizes too late that he wasted his life, and this is his warning to others not to follow the same path and to live their lives while they have time. It's just like you said, there is not going to always be time, and it's not the Prufrock is saying that there is. If you look at the things he says there will be time for you can see that none of these things take more than a moment to do, he has run out of time for the things that matter and now all he can do is exist. It's a very dark, self-deprecating sarcasm, but one that I think you interpreted well. Maybe taking that strain of thought and running with it could lend a new meaning to this poem for you, but in the mean time I hope you're succeeding in your goal to be happy. Peace You know, I think you inadvertently hit on exactly what Eliot was trying to say through this poem haha. To me this poem has always been about the ways Prufrock realizes too late that he wasted his life, and this is his warning to others not to follow the same path and to live their lives while they have time. It’s just like you said, there is not going to always be time, and it’s not the Prufrock is saying that there is. If you look at the things he says there will be time for you can see that none of these things take more than a moment to do, he has run out of time for the things that matter and now all he can do is exist. It’s a very dark, self-deprecating sarcasm, but one that I think you interpreted well. Maybe taking that strain of thought and running with it could lend a new meaning to this poem for you, but in the mean time I hope you’re succeeding in your goal to be happy.

Peace

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