In "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock," the narrator seems to be living in a world all by himself. Prufrock appears to be at a club where there are many qualified and sophisticated women with whom to mingle; however, the narrator suffers from social anxiety, so he is unable to interact with his peers effectively. Social anxiety is the fear of interacting with other people that brings on self-consciousness and feelings of being negatively judged and evaluated, which lead to avoidance. The main aspect of social anxiety is being self-conscious, and as social media continues to progress, children are becoming increasingly more self-conscious with the way they look, dress, and talk and anything else that another person could judge them by. This self-awareness that is the root of J. Alfred Prufrock's anxiety may seem farfetched, but it is present in society today in youths, thanks in a large part to social media. …show more content…
Then, he cuts to his thoughts of the window panes, the chimney, the terrace, and the night sky. Then, he again mentions that the women are coming and going, talking of Michelangelo. It is almost as if the narrator has been paralysed and is not able to act like somebody normally would. He is scared of talking with the people who seem to be of a high class since they freely talked about Michelangelo. This may make the narrator seem like a fool, but this is a situation in which many teenagers find themselves. Some are afraid of other people because they are worried that they will not fit in with a certain crowd. This anxiety is only amplified by the fact that social media has become more popular. Children have become more self-aware when they compare themselves to others, which may make them seem more like