Which of these statements characterize the speaker of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"? What're the two best choices.

A. He is a young man with an interesting and exciting life.

B. He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.

C. He is an old man who knows a lot about art, especially the art of Michelangelo.

D. He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.

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Kelsie Rowe

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14 April, 08:01

Which of these statements characterize the speaker of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"? What're the two best choices.

A. He is a young man with an interesting and exciting life.

B. He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.

C. He is an old man who knows a lot about art, especially the art of Michelangelo.

D. He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.

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Felicity Burns · Answer 1

The correct answers are:

B. He is a balding, middle-aged man who has many regrets.

D. He leads an uneventful life because he is afraid to take risks.

J. Alfred Prufock is a sad little man who is stuck in a rut - each day, he does the same things, and is never adventurous. He does want to change that - he wants to ask a woman to marry him, however decides against it because he is afraid of her rejecting him.