Alienation The Merriam Webster dictionary defines alienation as "a withdraw or separation of a person or a person's affections from an object or position of former attachment." (Merriam Webster Dictionary, "alienation") As one explores literature related to the topic of alienation, one discovers profound patterns that seem to persist in each story. The relationship between an individual, his/her peers, and his/her environment are directly dependent upon the existence of that individual in that …showed first 75 words of 1430 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1430 total… spark a chain of reactions that leaves both the character themself and society damaged. Works Cited "Alienation." Merriam Webster Online. http://www.m-w.com/home.htm (24 May 2003) Dumas, Alexandre. The Count of Monte Cristo. New York: Penguin, 1981. Ellison, Ralph. Invisible Man. 2nd ed. New York: Vintage Books, 1952. Hesse, Hermann. Steppenwolf. London: Picador, 1929. Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Viking Penguin, 1967. Shyer, Marlene F., and Christopher Shyer. Not Like Other Boys. New York: Harper, 1991.