Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, âDo I dare?â and, âDo I dare?â
Time to turn back and descend the stair,
With a bald spot in the middle of my hairâ
[They will say: âHow his hair is growing thin!â]
My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin,
My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pinâ
[They will say: âBut how his arms and legs are thin!â]
Do I dare
Disturb the universe?
In a minute there is time
For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
In this stanza, Prufrock repeats âDo I dare?â three times. What does the repetition indicate about his state of mind?
He is indecisive.
He is worried about the stairs.
He is adventurous.
He wants to be on time.