Alienatioin and Affliction

ISBN-13: 9783639328547 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 208 str.

Harmik Vaishnav

Opis

The word Alienation has become the catch-word of today. It is puzzling and misleading term, nevertheless, it is very often used in almost every discipline-theology, psychology, sociology, philosophy and of course, in literature too. As this term is quite commonly used in a wide range of fields, naturally its meaning gets distorted and causes confusion in the mind of the reader. Such a universal usage of this term has made its meaning rather elastic and kept it open to many interpretations. This term was used to denote ideas in many American novels of the twentieth century and designate a recurrent way of representing life in literature. This chapter defines alienation and traces its tradition in English and American English fiction. Mans alienation from the society can be said to be the central theme of contemporary American fiction. Serious writers of the West are preoccupied with this theme. Saul Bellow and Jerome Salinger have dealt with the problems of alienation and affliction in their works. But the solutions to these problems offered by these two writers are slightly different.

O autorze

He holds a doctorate degree. His deep roots in the essence of learning and development has helped many SMEs, educational institutes and professionals at all levels. With more than 15 years of experience in corporate and educational institutes, he committed and passionate about learning, research and nurturing schools of constructive thoughts.