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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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    “The alienation of the individual is a key theme in writing of the post-World War II period” Once World War II had ended‚ Britain saw not only a change in government‚ but also a decline into bankruptcy. Clement Attlee’s Labour party aimed to implement the Beverage Report and tackle the “five giants”: Want‚ Disease‚ Ignorance‚ Squalor and Idleness. They faced many challenges such as rationing and heavy winters‚ raising alarm bells for the country’s economy. After much debate the United States and

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    All Quiet on the western Front The earth‚ as in the soil beneath our feet‚ is taken for granted every single day‚ but never by a soldier on the front lines. Erich Maria Remarque explains this through his character Paul Bäumer in the excerpt of his novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul is explaining the effects that war on the front can leave with a soldier‚ the hopelessness‚ instinct of an animal‚ and appreciation for things as simple as the earth that we walk on. While explaining these effects

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    bureaucracies. One common dysfunction in bureaucracies today is alienation. Karl Marx termed alienation as‚ "a workers’ lack of connection to the product of their labor; caused by their being assigned repetitive tasks on a small part of a product‚ which leads to a sense of powerlessness and normlessness"(181). Alienation operates in all levels of bureaucracies today. The U S Army and its soldiers are an excellent example of alienation in a bureaucracy. The average soldier gets up to report to formation

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    All Quiet on the Western Front “The first bombs‚ the first explosion‚ burst into our hearts.” (Remarque 88) This is what the soldiers felt like in Erich Maria Remarque novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Paul Baumer‚ a young man serving in the German army during World War One‚ is constantly being faced with the horrible and terrifying aspects of war. From seeing‚ his fellow soldiers lying dead on the battle field‚ to learning how to survive on the western front of the war. With his rifle by his

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    Erich Maria Remarque’s original 1928 novel‚ turned movie‚ All Quiet on The Western Front‚ is very useful in helping to understand the many social and cultural difficulties soldiers faced in WW1 during the period of 1914-1918. One could argue that the given film is reliable‚ but being a secondary source this is arguable. AQOTWF exhibits the saviour physical‚ and mental stress German soldiers of World War 1 encountered‚ and the raw emotional detachment from civilian life displayed by many on returning

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    Marx Theory of Alienation

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    ive‚ rich people use the poor as commodities. He also explained that the profit that owners earn is not justly distributed to the nation as a whole. Marx’s Estranged Labor and Private Property and Communism explain the alienation of the laborer caused by private property and how it will bring the downfall of capitalism. Marx believed in communism which is a perfect life for all the individuals. In ancient times‚ people would live in caves and depended on nature to survive and fulfill their everyday

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    All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written in 1929 by Erich Maria Remarque‚ is superficially the story of one soldiers’ journey in World War 1 and his eventual death. Beneath this‚ however‚ Remarque has composed a literary treasure which‚ above all‚ seeks to illustrate war as that which is engrained in the nucleus of humanity and through the hugely negative effects of war depicted‚ seeks to question humanities apparent advancement through its need to engage in such a futile exercise as war. Remarque’s

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    Free from the pressures of Puritan society‚ the forest as the setting of chapter 18 is a place that allows Hester to escape her sins and express herself. The one result of her sin has been her alienation from society. Through the themes of alienation‚ knowledge‚ and sin‚ the scarlet letter has allowed Hester to have an isolated point of view toward human institutions‚ which resulted in her ability to think for herself and have a better understanding of natural law. This powerful passage explains

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    Of Mice and Men Alienation

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    Steinbeck indicates she is his possession.  Crooks  In John Steinbeck ’s Of Mice and Men‚ Crooks‚ a black stable buck‚ endures alienation due to racial discrimination. Racial discrimination also hinders him from any type of success. Despite the hardships‚ he overcomes these obstacles and faces this struggle head on. Forced into isolationism‚ due to segregation‚ alienation becomes Crooks ’ companion. This describes Crooks all the way. He ’s self-educated and meek yet frustrated‚ indignant‚ and angry

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