Personal Ad Reflection

Look at all the Personal Ads. Who did the best job of selling J. Alfred Prufrock? What specific details about him did they use in their ad?

I don't really any one better over the other. I think all of the ads are good, and are pretty funny. I liked Mehak and my ad, because, of course, we made it. :) But I also think that, even though it was kind of silly and the picture was a cartoon, it still fit in with Prufrock's character. I also like Alvin's group's ad because of their drawing. It was a well-drawn picture, and you could really imagine someone like that writing the poem.

J. Alfred Prufrocks at Gunderson?

Are there students like J. Alfred Prufrock at Gunderson? If there are, describe them. They could be boys or girls. Why do some people have trouble connecting on a romantic level with others?

Defined in his own poem, Prufrock seems to be very shy, sensitive, and emotionally insecure. I'm pretty sure that there are many students at Gunderson that are very much like Prufrock. The students here, like at any other school, are made up of different outlooks, different mentality, and different personalities. However, the students that probably are most similar to Prufrock may be the students from the 'Emo' clique. As a typical high school stereotype, the 'Emo' kids are normally seen as the delicate and easily broken. But then again, I'm also sure that everyone is emotionally fragile, or just plain out shy at certain times in their life. Like Prufrock, some people have trouble reaching out to others, especially a significant other. Some are just too shy, and some are overtaken by the fear of rejection (some are both).