Discussions

The world Literature

Discussion 1: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
The line 13-14 which states; In the room, the women come and go Talking of
Michelangelo forms the refrain of the poem as it is repeated twice. The first incidence comes
after the first stanza. In the context leading to this phrase, there is a couple that has set out but not
into happiness. Their destination is a room where some kind of social event is taking place. This
is the room where women come and go, and they seem to be talking about an artist known as
Michelangelo.
The phrase is used twice bringing out the technique of repetition among other styles that
Eliot uses such as similes, monologue, and symbolism. Repetition forms an important style in
regards to the refrain. First of all, there is need to remember that there is a social event discussing
one artist where women come and go. Repetition emphasizes how boring all this conversation is
in the social event. In my opinion, the lines prove that the boring nature of the conversation leads
to one caring much. Thus, people move in and out.
Discussion 2: The Guest; Daru and the Prisoner
The story depicts several times that Daru creates room for the prisoner to escape
particularly at night when he struggles with sleep. He hopes the prisoner will use the opportunity
to escape only to realize in the morning that the prisoner just used the bathroom and returned. If
we were to judge the Arab, it would be possible to infer that he was violent, unsophisticated, and
uneducated. Nevertheless, in one way or another his faith may have prevented him from
escaping. Whatever the religion the man was following, it is worth noting that killing is a sin and
punishment for such an act lies in the hands of the Almighty.
Therefore, if the Arab was strong in his faith, then it is possible to establish that he had
done wrong easily. With this in mind, I tend to believe that he knew his fate and as a way of
remaining truthful to his religion he chose not to escape. Moreover, he even turned himself into
the police as he felt that he deserved the punishment. From another perception, we could make
an assumption that the Arab was not scared of taking responsibility for his action. Thus, he had
resigned to his fate.