Stream of Consciousness in The Love Song by J. Alfred Prufrock The Love Song by J. Alfred Prufrock is a piece of literature with a unique style. In this poem Eliot uses a literary writing method called "stream of consciousness". This is a difficult method to understand outside of the literary genre, and attempting to understand it in the context of the higher language of poetry can further confuse readers. Stream of consciousness is simply the way our brain thinks. Perhaps as the teacher reads this poem we hear the word "Mermaid." Our mind sees the mermaids singing on the rocks in "Jason and the Argonauts" and then jumps to Peter Pan and from Peter Pan to Mary Poppins. The idea of ​​stream of consciousness is comparable to channel surfing; there are no traceable logical transitions. We simply move from one thing/idea to the next. This idea of ​​stream of consciousness is seen in the way the author sets up the poem. First he places the reader in "oyster shell sawdust restaurants" (Eliot, Longman 2418 l.7) and...