Abstract
This paper presents a comparison to Leslie Marmon Silko's "Ceremony" and J.D. Salinger's, "Catcher in the Rye." The writer of this paper takes the reader on an exploratory journey of both stories and details the theme of alienation of the two protagonists. Using quotes and summary opinion the writer argues that the alienation the protagonists experiences in the story is the very element that allows them the self-reflection that occurs.

From the Paper
"Throughout history, authors of literary works have used their stories to uncover some aspect of their protagonists. It is a method that has withstood the test of time and continues to be popular today. The authors of two well-received books used this technique to illustrate alienation of a human being and the contribution the alienation made to the self-discovery of the protagonists. In Leslie Marmon Silko's; "Ceremony" and J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." we are directed on a journey that illustrates the alienation of each protagonist but as the stories draw to a close we are left with the understanding that the alienation allowed them to watch the world from the outside and reflect on their own inner souls."

Tags:holden, ceremony, caulfield, rye, catcher, salinger, marmon, silko, tayo, leslie, protagonist, j.d.

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In this paper, the writer looks at how the U.S. Government's decision making and foreign policy in the Bush administration, has alienated the rest of the world. The writer discusses how the war in Iraq is the clearest example of the alienation of the American people in the eyes of the allies and the world.

From the Paper
"The George W. Bush administration has pursued a reckless foreign policy which has alienated America's longstanding allies abroad and damaged our global reputation. Among the many shortsighted decisions taken by the Bush administration in the international sphere, were the unilateral withdrawal from the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia, the failure to sign the Kyoto protocol, to combat global warming and the decision to forgo joining the world court. However, the clearest example of the Bush administration's utter disregard for international diplomacy and willingness to alienate our allies ... "

Tags:Iraq war, alienate, allies

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This paper explains that in these novels the differences in their alienation and the effects, which this alienation has on their actions, relationships and lives overall, causes the reader to view them as isolated and often unhappy characters. The author points out that Jake Barnes in Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is alienated from people and from a society, which he regards as inauthentic; whereas, Nick Carroway in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" is alienated from the rich by how they live their lives and acquire their money. The paper relates that Godfrey St. Peter in Willa Cather's "The Professor's House" is alienated from his present life by an overwhelming and enveloping memory from his distant past.

From the Paper
"F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" tells of a much different, and ultimately more lethal for many of its characters, kind of alienation, springing, this time, from a combination of pursuit of wealth for its own sake, and a seedy, decadent and essentially meaningless lifestyle, as exemplified by that of the title character, jay Gatsby himself. We see, through the eyes of an increasingly alienated narrator, Nick Carroway, the ways and lifestyle of the mysterious, nouveau riche Jay Gatsby, who has earned his wealth dishonorably, through bootlegging and various other criminal activities."

Tags:differences, relationship, wealth, isolated, meaningless

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This paper explains that the characters in William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" and T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" experience the condition of alienation differently depending upon the nature of the society from which they are alienated. The author points out that the major motif, which runs through Faulkner's story, is the way in which time shapes people, especially in the South, so that they can be at home only in a certain moment of history; after that moment has moved on, they find themselves fundamentally alienated from this changed world. The paper relates that, in his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", T.S. Eliot presents a profound image of alienation by using technical devices, such as meter, content and imagery, which is far more explicit than in Faulkner's story and which allows the reader to understand the desperation that his title character feels.

From the Paper
"While the story takes place in the present, and there is some sense that the future is creeping in even to the South, there is always the sense in this story that the past determines the actions of at least the major characters. Emily's father, Mr. Grierson, is the character most responsible for establishing the stranglehold of the past over the present. Grierson grew up in a South in which a man was responsible for the honor of his family, and one of the ways in which Grierson learned to keep untarnished the family name was to keep up the standards of a past era."

Tags:society, time, meter, imagery, desperation

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"Generation X", by Douglas Coupland, is a fictional account of three strangers brought together by circumstance to the fringes of the desert town of Palm Springs, CA. The paper explains that Andy, Dag and Claire are intelligent, educated twenty-somethings of middle-class backgrounds who have retreated from mainstream society to live creatively in its margins. However, their desire to find happiness in life without losing themselves in the dreary corporate workplace, without becoming obsessed with the value of economic and social success in our culture, leaves them alienated from the major ideals of most of those who comprise the world around them. This paper analyzes the concept of alienation as it pertains to the characters in "Generation X", both psychologically and sociologically. The paper argues that Andy, Dag and Claire are alienated, rather than mentally ill, members of society.

From the Paper
"The mass media's bland, recycled version of the past combined with the characters' ambivalence about the future (emphasized by the recurring theme of nuclear warfare in the characters' inner and outer dialogue) leaves them suspended in a state of not knowing which direction to look in. Their dialogue is characterized by "O'Propriation: the inclusion of advertising, packaging, and entertainment jargon from earlier eras in everyday speech for ironic and/or comic effect" (GX 107). This is an example of their ability to subvert the media in an eccentric manner. They have a disturbing form of humor indicative of their fears about and frustration with the world, yet it is apparent within the framework of their humor that they are striving not to be depressed about their situation, and that they identify with each other and find solace in each other's company."

Tags:Gemeinschaft, Existentialism, Tobias, O'Propriation

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This paper explores the role of isolation in Aflred Hitchcock's 1960 horror film "Psycho". It argues that it is through rejection from general society that Marion is pushed to the criminal act of theft, while Norman Bates isolation from American society turns him into a serial killer. It implies that the increasing isolation of individuals in American culture was an anxiety held by many in the 1950s and 1960s and how that disconnection could turn any one to violence and crime. The paper is based on both the film and an article by Thomas Hemmeter (referenced in the works cited).

From the Paper
"Since Marion is Norman's doppelganger it is not surprising that her situation, that of social isolation, parallels his. The physical representation of Marion's entrapment is the confined spaces in which she resides. The hotel room where she meets Sam Loomis (John Gavin), her lover, is bland, she shares office space with another secretary, Caroline (Patricia Hitchcock), her sister, Lila Crane (Vera Miles), shares a tiny, impersonal apartment with her, and Marion spends the rest of the film either in a car, at the Bates Motel, and finally the most claustrophobic space of them all, the shower."

Tags:bates, crime, disconnection, doppelganger, horror, marion

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An analysis of the writing style of Richard Rodriguez in "Aria: Memories of a Bilingual Childhood" and how his environment growing up influenced his writing style. The paper presents a close look at the significance of diction, parallelism and personification within this work. The paper concludes with a relation to Dick Gregory's "Shame" with parallels between the two.

From the Paper
"The separation of a child from the masses because of language differences will not produce an identity; rather one must feel accepted to receive an identity. The diction throughout creates a vivid image of insecurity and alienation. Rodriguez effectively gets his position of anti-bilingual education across through the experiences of an innocent, na've child. The comparisons of private and public life reflect the contrast between English and Spanish. A thorough and compassionate insight into the past accomplishes the purpose of influencing a supporter of bilingual education to change his mind to the views that being exposed to the dominance of English will lead to success later in life. Rodriguez's "Aria: memories of a bilingual childhood" utilizes contrasting diction, parallelism, and personification to convey a melancholy tone of alienation and insecurity towards his own bilingual childhood, which eventually shifts to an acceptance to American society."

Tags:aria, bilingual, childhood, dick, diction, gregory, memoir, memories, parallelism, personification, richard, rodriguez

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The paper first examines the transition from traditionalism and modernism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the emergence of capitalism. Both Rousseau and Marx underscored the importance of the individual, free will and the concept of alienation as the important characteristics that defined modern society between the 18th and 19th centuries. This paper takes an in-depth look at "The Origin of Civil Society" and "The Communist Manifesto," and provides a comparative analysis of Rousseau's and Marx's points about modernism, centering the discussion on each author's interpretation of the concept of alienation as the prevalent human condition in capitalist societies.

From the Paper
" Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries signified the period wherein a transition from traditionalism and modernism emerged. Within these periods, Western society gave birth to new ideologies, which demonstrated humanity's gradual subsistence to individualism and assertion of one's free will. With the advent of a new socio-economic order--that is, capitalism and inherently, modernism--Western society changed radically. What was once a society dominated by Christian traditions, beliefs, and principles was gradually replaced with the empirical and rational nature of modernism. Social institutions' power and influence gradually weakened, as people became more assertive of their individualism, gaining more recognition of their importance as members of the society than the institutions' influence."

Tags:worker, social, progress, elite, class, alienated, oppression, social, contract, communist, manifesto, man, is, born, free, and, everywhere, he, is, in, chains

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This paper analyzes the plot of Franz Kafka's, "Metamorphasis" and examines the protagonist's transformation as a form of alienation. The paper goes on to explain that the transformation represents the protagonist's transformation as a way of pursuing his own personal desires, which personally had went unfulfilled.

From the Paper
"Accordingly, Kafka paints the scene with such endearment and potency. The reader must be touched with such empathy as they visualize Gregor crawling up to Grete and pulling at her skirt while he deeply believes that she might spend the night with him, that he might kiss her on the neck and pay homage to her for taking over the duties of the household. At the same time, the violin is playing and filling the room with so much passion that one can hardly stop themselves from thinking of what sensual events could have taken place if the entire circumstances would have been different. When knowing of Kafka's own rejections, the reader can appreciate how Kafka has painted the ultimate scene of futility. The more the fantasy is heightening in Gregor's mind, the more the reader realizes how the metamorphosis condition will render the cruel reality of alienation."

Tags:bug, transformation, insect, narrative, alienation, death

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This paper reviews the concept and history of Unidentified Flying Objects, or UFOs, and the influence UFOs have had on the world entertainment, and the influence the world of entertainment has had on our perception of UFOs and alien life.

From the Paper
"Unidentified Flying Objects, (UFOs) were once only saucers tied to a string and filmed by an 8mm camera in the 1950s. By the 1970s they became a bit more believable when 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' presented images of technologically advanced UFOs, with images fitting the preconceived idea of aliens driving them through the desert. Yet, by the time 'E.T.', (The Extraterrestrial) was presented in the 1980s society began to take a closer look at the phenomenon of the UFO, and many within it started to relate their personal experiences in sightings, abductions, meetings, and "close encounters". Today there is a vast array of television programming focused on UFOs, and the aliens who build them."

Tags:ufo, alien, science