The relationship between abundance and isolation is conveyed in a variety of assorted techniques in John Steinbeck’s, Of Mice And Men. Therefore, this poetically expressed non-fiction novella is mainly regarding the concept of loneliness when it comes to the protagonists in the story, which are...
Loneliness is solved by fully accepting that one is lonely and how loneliness is affecting their lives. Defense mechanisms may prevent those who suffer from recognizing just how lonely they feel. Finding some good friends is thus vital in touching the lives of those who...
Being alone and being lonely is different. You can be alone but not feel lonely and yet feel lonely even when you’re with other people. Enjoying the feeling of solitude doesn’t necessarily mean I’m anti-social it’s just that I enjoy the feeling of having time...
Loneliness and solitude. Two words that appear to be similar but are very much different. Solitude is when someone is comfortable with being alone, while loneliness is wanting to have company but is somehow unable to. When looking at Guy Montag’s and Leonard Mead’s case,...
Today’s generation seems to have a nose glued to the phone, to any type of screen that gives access to social networks. We spend so much time on social networks trying to broaden our circle of human relationships that we end up feeling really lonely....
Anita Desai’s Cry the Peacock is a powerful novel representing the estranged relationship of a husband and his wife. The dreams of a simple, loving and admiring girl come to tatters after her marriage to Gautam, a practical minded and romantically dull husband. Maya, a...
Throughout John Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men, the author depicts many characters such as Lennie, Candy, Crooks, etc. as having physical or mental impairments. These “disadvantaged” characters quickly become to represent isolation and discrimination, as well as giving the reader an insight into why...
J.D. Salinger was a literary giant despite his slim body of work and reclusive lifestyle. His landmark novel, The Catcher in the Rye, set a new course for literature in post-WWII America and vaulted Salinger to the heights of literary fame. Catcher in the rye...
Loneliness and isolation are themes explored in various differing ways throughout Tennessee William’s play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (1947) and Colm Toibin’s novel ‘Brooklyn’ (2009), mainly through the way their protagonists are presented and developed. In ‘Brooklyn’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, loneliness is caused...
Loneliness is an inevitable part of lifestyles, which many people war with. It is an emotional response to a lack of companionship and verbal exchange with others, which has a huge effect in a single’s normal conduct. Some impacted individuals can also try to stop...
The paper will focus on the different impulses of loneliness and exile in Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist that Changez, the central character and narrator, goes through in the United States of America while working as an employee at a firm called Underwood Samson and...