Read the excerpt from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I da
re?” Time to turn back and descend the stair, With a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”] My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [They will say: “But how his arms and legs are thin!”] Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. Which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him? My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. With a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [They will say: “How his hair is growing thin!”] And indeed there will be time To wonder, “Do I dare?” and, “Do I dare?”
Mrs Owens felt that Halloween is a holiday. She is not aware of the traditions that are followed this day. She thinks herself to be sure and does not wishes to identify if there is any tradition on this day. She just considers it as a holiday and refuses to give candies to the people coming her door.
