A Subaltern Study: Subaltern is a word that is used to denote some one with low ranking in a social political and other hierarchy. It also used to describe some one who has been marginalized or oppressed. This term was first adopted by Antonio Gramsci who was an Italian Marxist. He used the term subaltern to refer the groups who are outside the established structure of political representation. It may also be emphasized that Bonaventura de Sousa Santos (2002) used the term subaltern cosmopolitan
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then helping George to his feet animated a promise to fill the new void in George’s heart. Sim was about to take on the role as George’s companion and friend. In conclusion‚ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck still exhibits George’s phobia of loneliness and how he cannot live without someone to talk to. Throughout the book‚ George endeavors to keep a companion that he can lean on. However‚ with every dumb mistake Lennie makes‚ George doubts the future that lie ahead. It is not until Lennie is Mercy
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Outline and examine Marx’s concept of alienation Karl Marx (1818 – 1883) was a historian‚ philosopher and social scientist whose theories and beliefs went unnoticed when he was alive. It was after his death that people realized that he was one of the most significant social thinkers of the 19th Century. (Kreis‚ S. 2000) Marx focused greatly on economic problems and linked these concerns to social problems‚ which resulted in great sociological outcomes. (Giddens‚ 2001‚ p11) An example of
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Alienation sometimes called estrangement is a psychological‚ sociological or Philosophical-anthropological category‚ largely derived from the writings of Hegel‚ Feuerbach and Marx. When one is not accepted by society‚ he becomes an Outsider to everyone around him. Alienation refers to an individual’s estrangement from traditional community or others in general (social isolation)‚ the dominant values of society‚ or even themselves (self-estrangement)‚ but in General the term implies
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it can be like to work for social justice. Over the summer‚ I helped out at my local library with the children’s activities. While this may be different on the outside from what Dorothy Day had experienced and discussed in autobiography The Long Loneliness‚ it still comes from the mind frame of helping the community and the people in it. Day had motivation from her Catholic faith to dedicate her life towards social work‚
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both have different personal responses to alienation. Phoenix believes in herself because she knows her grandson needs her. The narrator in "In Another Country" believes in himself because he has nobody else that will. Two different societies cause their alienation and they both respond in different ways. Their responses to their alienation develop the major themes of the two stories. Phoenix’s alienation is caused by her race and the narrator’s alienation is caused by his race also. Phoenix is an
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Loneliness is a key theme in Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck for many characters in the novel were isolated and secluded. Curley’s wife had a dream of making it in the movies but after marrying Curley she was stuck on the ranch and not allowed to talk to anybody. The stable-buck Crooks was discriminated against for he was black and this caused some severe problems because he was isolated from everyone. Guys who travel around looking for work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world
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Loneliness is a dominant theme in "Of Mice and Men". Most of the characters are lonely and searching for someone who can serve as a companion or just as an audience. In this novel‚ Steinbeck depicts the essential loneliness of California ranch life in the 1930’s. He illustrates how people are driven to find companionship. Throughout the book we are introduced to characters who have no name‚ this implies they are not important enough to people to call them by their names. Curley’s wife is known as
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presents Poe’s actual feelings towards his childhood. Poe introduces an adult speaker‚ which represents him‚ who is recalling his childhood. He uses a somber tone to describe his sorrow of feeling like he did not belong and he reasons about what loneliness and isolation did to him and compares it to a storm and a mountain. Edgar Allen Poe used his own life experiences in his literary works to get away from the stresses of his reality. The structure of "Alone" is in AABB iambic tetrameter flowing
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In Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck illustrates themes of friendship‚ loneliness‚ seclusion through the use of his characters. In the novel Lennie and George are both secluded by choice while Curley’s wife is secluded by her husband. First‚ Lennie Small is a character in the story that depends on his friend George to give him advice and protect him in situations he does not understand. His enormous strength and his pleasure in petting soft animals are a dangerous combination. He and George share the
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