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The frequent use of alienation as a centering theme is due to the fact that it is common to all humans. Alienation is a feeling of not belonging. This feeling can be physical, mental, religious, spiritual, psychological, political, social, or economic and often it tends to be a combination of more than one of these types. Alienation is a driving force that pushes the human conscience to extremes. Whether it is alienation from civilization or …

…voiceless members of society. Alienation often goes unseen, but it is always there. One of the greatest feats in life is to find a companion, a true friend. This is virtually the antithesis of the state of alienation that almost every man is sure to face at some point in his life. The struggle to eliminate it will forever continue as long as man strives not only to be, but also to be not alone.