"There will be time, there will be time
To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;..."
There will be time. There is always time, always time to prepare a facade when meeting new people and their own facades: the ideology of today's society. Everybody in the world has some sort of facade. Everybody is not necessarily completely true when expressing themselves. So everybody puts on this false face for some reason. Prufrock captures such a distressing concept of society in one line, almost forcing the reader to question such an unrealized fact about their everyday activities. Why do pretend to someone or something which we are not? For what purpose? And to be honest, I doubt anybody has an answer; however, one thing is for sure. We cannot deny the fact everyone's facade does interfere in daily routines somehow.
You raise an interesting point, Brian. Maybe that is something we should all think about when going through our daily routines. Do we put a false front upon ourselves when we take upon different tasks? But also, if we do in fact do this, then maybe we do it in hopes of gaining from it or maybe protecting ourselves. You seem to believe that putting on a facade is something of ill intent or something that is wrong, but maybe it is actually something we find necessary and that is why we do it without even realizing.
ReplyDeleteBrian, you have some good ideas and questions about people but why not come up with your own theory? Develop an analysis to back up your strong claim and I think you could make a really good essay.
ReplyDeletePerfectly relative to Hamlet's developing characterization; specifically, the ideals of public versus private facade reveals the self-doubt of both Hamlet and Prufrock. However, simultaneously, I completely agree with Stefana's idea of a beneficial facade. Perhaps, in fact, one's image represents a greater intent for a virtuous life. Furthermore, the facade may enable both Hamlet and Prufrock to understand the greater purpose behind their supposed 'meaningless' lives.
ReplyDeleteA good facade? Good discussion!
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