Essays On Loneliness

Miss Brill & Miss Emily Emily Grierson from “A Rose for Emily” and Miss Brill from the story “Miss Brill” are two women that are trying to relive their past in the present time. In these stories, you are taken into the lives of two elderly women living very different lives, yet sharing many characteristics. […]

’night Mother by Marsha Norman is a thought provoking play. The entire drama is contained in the single act of the mother (Mama) and daughter (Jessie) talking. The subject of their conversation surrounds the casual yet sudden announcement by Jessie that she is going to end her life. One of the hallmarks of good theatre […]

In the contemporary era, commonly known as the ‘Age of Alienation’, individuals are greatly concerned about the problem of alienation. This issue has gained more prominence in the 20th century, specifically after the postwar period. According to Edmund Fuller, people in our time not only face external challenges like war, persecution, famine, and ruin but […]

In Jay McInerney’s Bright Lights, Big City, the reader follows an unnamed protagonist through his tumultuous daily life living in New York City. The use of second person narrative, specifically through the word “you” distances our protagonist from himself, making him seem alienated and alone despite being surrounded by the huge bustling city and it’s […]

In multiple ways, the book ‘Of Mice and Men’ portrays loneliness. Among the characters, George and Crooks stand out as lonely individuals who declare themselves to be ‘the loneliest guys in the world,’ highlighting the significance of this sentiment in the novella. Additionally, alongside personal solitude, the setting of the story, a town called ‘Soledad,’ […]

Alienation, Isolation, and Loneliness The New Dress Virginia Woolf -Woolf was born into a privileged household on January 25th, 1882. -She began writing when she was young and published her first novel in 1915. -She was known as an advocate for women rights and feminist movements helped influence her writings. -Virginia Woolf was known for […]

Explore the ways Crooks (a minor character) is presented in Of Mice And Men John Steinbeck created the character of Crooks in order for him (Crooks) to embody the marginalisation of the black community during the 1930s. Crooks is a minor character, but this does not stop Steinbeck using him to bring attention to the […]

Crooks, the only black man in the novel, is a literate horse caretaker on the ranch. He has endured years of oppressive violence and prejudice, which have led him to adopt a distant and guarded persona, suppressing his true nature. Crooks possesses a cynical intelligence and a contemptuous demeanor that he employs to shield himself […]

Burn Your Maps, by Robyn Joy Leff, provides an excellent example of how the character’s inner personality could be completely different than what it appears to be on the outside. Specifically, Wes, the child of quarreling parents Alise and Connor, fills this roll. On the outside, Wes seems to be a Mongolian wannabe child with […]

Elizabeth Jennings was a well-educated English woman who worked in publishing and as a librarian. She devoted much of her poetry to spiritual and emotional topics of a personal nature. She explored suffering, relationships, loneliness and religious faith. In this poem, Elizabeth explores the nature of a marriage relationship in old age. It is very […]

It is challenging to describe loneliness as it is a complex emotional phenomenon that cannot be easily defined. However, one thing is clear: humans have a natural desire to belong and feel sadness when isolated, but happiness when they are part of a group. It appears that being in a group brings about a sense […]

The prescribed text, “Looking for Alibrandi”, and a related text both analyze the process of changing perspectives and its impact on personal growth. When individuals face challenging or traumatic experiences, they often feel alone and isolated. However, it is in these moments of solitude that we are encouraged to reflect on and accept the situation. […]

Authors such as Henry Lawson use language and other techniques to paint distinctively visual images to shape the meanings of their texts. Using these ideas Lawson creates images based on the struggles of life in the Australian bush. The two short stories ‘In a dry Season’ and ‘The Drover’s Wife’ represent the idea of how […]

Depression is a brain disorder that typically starts during young adulthood and is considered a significant medical condition. It is influenced by multiple factors, including genetics, environment, psychology, and biochemistry. Symptoms commonly associated with depression encompass feelings of sadness, alterations in weight, sleep disruptions or excessive fatigue, reduced energy levels, low self-esteem, loss of interest […]

In Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the reader can easily see demonstrated the effects of the alienation and loneliness both of the main characters experience. The feeling of loneliness and the state of alienation leave the characters changed from who they were and manages to completely alter their lives in […]

Influence of the past resonates within society and ultimately within each individual. This influence, however, can be of detrimental or of advantageous affect. Holden Caulfield, protagonist of the novel The Catcher in the Rye, experiences first hand the effects of two earth-shattering traumas and of spirit breaking setbacks that play a toll on his emotional […]

Alan Bennett’s characters (in Lady of Letters, Her Big Chance and Bed Among the Lentils) possess similar qualities of being ‘ordinary, uneventful and desperate’ as their lives can be viewed as being dull, mundane and monotonous. Using dramatic monologue, not only is Bennett able to explore the different aspects of life, but also make it […]

Alan Bennett’s ‘A Lady of letters’ is a dramatic monologue written for the BBC as a part of the ‘Talking Heads’ series. It focuses on an ordinary middle aged woman named Irene Ruddock. She expresses her views on society and the people she sees’s in her everyday life. There is only one point of view […]

In the short story “Hunters in the Snow,” Wolff utilizes the snow and cold atmosphere as symbolic elements that have a significant impact on the characters, consequently establishing a theme of crisis that reveals the complexities and uncertainties of human interaction and personal struggles. The weather, particularly winter, serves as a representation of death, hibernation, […]

Ellen Foster Ellen Foster’s story is one of movement, from alienation and loneliness to acceptance and belonging. Ellen herself effects this major change by force of her own will. Realizing her own family “is and always has been crumbly old brick,” not meant to stick together, she targets a “foster” family that looks nice and […]

How does John Steinbeck portray loneliness and isolation in the novel “Of Mice and Men”? The novel of “Of Mice and Men” was written in the time of the great depression in the 1930’s in America, this was the time in which Professional workers became Migrant workers due to the Wall Street crash in 1929. […]

Comparison of American Beauty and Virgin Suicides BY kg3468 American Beauty and The Virgin Suicides: Living in Suburbia “l hadn’t realized how many arcane pursuits there were out in suburbia. ” This quote by Robert Drew, begins the mysteries that lie under the rugs in a suburban home. The movies, The Virgin Suicides and American […]