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    Consider Sea of Poppies as a historical novel Indian English novel writing shares a literary community. For instance‚ during 1930s‚ novelists like Mulk Raj Anand‚ Raja Rao and R K Narayan had ‘Gandhi’ as a shared literary‚ philosophical and cultural influence. Then post-independence period of novel writing portrays the partition fiction and subsequently the trauma. The decade of 1980s onwards‚ novels are exhibiting the political scenario of the nation either it is by Rohinton Mistry or novelists

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    Veronica Inveen March 9th 2011 Period 2 Atonement to Redemption “Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person”-Tennessee Williams. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ a young boy who grows up in Afghanistan lives his whole life with regret because he has betrayed his best friend Hassan. He is always trying to earn his father‚ Baba’s love. As years pass‚ Amir gets the chance to atone for his mistakes. When

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    Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS is a condition named conceived by the late Richard Gardener MD in the late 1980’s. It is described by Gardener as: a disorder that arises primarily in the context of child-custody disputes. Its primary manifestation is the child’s campaign of denigration against the parent‚ a campaign that has no justification. The disorder results from the combination of indoctrinations by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions to the vilification of the alienated

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    " Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka Alienation Essay Alienation is the primary theme in Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Much of early twentieth-century literature makes as its basic premise that man is alienated from his fellow humans and forced to work in dehumanizing jobs in order to survive. There is no choice for most in this matter. Gregor Samsa‚ the protagonist in The Metamorphosis‚ "awakes" from a "dream" to find he has become an insect. He wonders what happened‚ and tells himself it is not

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    Introduction Kamala Das (1934-2009) was one of the most distinctive and original of Indian poets writing in English .Das‘ poetry reveals her concern for woman and search for genuine love. She looks into a woman‘s consciousness and places two aspects before her readers: ―First‚ the relationship of man and woman the second‚ the woman‘s quest for true love.her poetry is rooted in her own personal experiences. When Kamala Das  sets out to (consciously or unconsciously) bring out the voice of the women

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    Alienation in Death of a Salesman It is often said that society‚ family and your inner self is very judgemental. Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman tells the story of Willy Loman‚ a salesman living in Brooklyn‚ New York and his family. Willy knows deep down what his capabilities and problems are which is why he exiles himself socially. Biff Loman‚ Willy’s eldest son‚ is misunderstood but it is known that Willy has affected his life since Biff was a young man causing him to be isolated from

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    in the modern climate - work has evolved into an institution of alienation‚ causing harsh effects on the majority of the population. Work affects all beings as it has become necessary to survive (Rinehart‚ 2006). The estranging effects of work have not gone unnoticed; advances have been implemented‚ particularly in the form of human relations to counter the consequences of bureaucratic‚ controlled and industrialized work. Alienation in the form of sacrificed autonomy and self-fulfillment has become

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    Alienation is defined as the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved. In the novels The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 alienation is a main theme. Catcher in the Rye and 1984 show characters who are not normal and who are different from the rest of society which results in their Alienation. Alienation is a feeling of not belonging. One of the biggest factors that cause alienation is the need to fit in and be accepted

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    understood and addressed. For example‚ the workers appear to be highly dissatisfied‚ lack motivation‚ apathetic‚ high rights of alcoholism‚ drug use and absenteeism. The first concept that was noticed in the workplace was Marx’ theory of alienation. Alienation is described as “The loss of self or relationships with others’ and ‘something that is profoundly important

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    Inquiry Question: When do Alienation and Conformity promote positive social change and negative social change? Conformity – Positive & Negative Points - When you stopping at a red light‚ you are conforming to the law and to the general agreement that for the good and safety of society‚ a red light means stop. You stop‚ even though most of the time there is not a police officer on the scene to enforce the law. - The biggest positive of conformity is acceptance. When you conform‚ people will

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