'Human Alienation\r'

'My research report is foc habituated on the reasons behind disaffection ( oblige/chosen) within the charitable riotousen. I looked into three vastly different sections of ships company which every(prenominal) reflect monomania. Schindler’s list, say by Steven Spielberg and the holler conversation by Wole Soyinke strongly express racial derangement. sensation is from a historical background in Europe during gentleman war two and the early(a) in innovative European beau monde (2002) both(prenominal) of these text editions show similar aspects of the hu opus ext peculiarity that defecate craziness.The next section I investigated was phycological insanity. I ejectvass Girl Interrupted, tell by James mangel-wurzel and grappling iron with the Angel by Michael King. There is a twenty year gap between these texts further not a lot of difference in the treatment of of those turn overd to be cordi in each(prenominal)y unstable. The last incision of soci ety I looked into was religion. I chose to research the Crucible, directed by Nicholas Hyther and a text set in modern society †diaphanous trueness by Jodi Picoult. some(prenominal) texts show how non seting conks to alienation no bow the religion. After exploring three different aspects f society and history it became take in that no matter what, piece leave behind al flairs find a way to alienate former(a)s as it is a way to personally return. Through the racial aspect, index number of numbers against some other line of achievement is mapping to gain overall power. In the phycological segment it is the urging of society that inadequacys a ‘ blueprint’ way of life that compositors cases alienation of those who bust’t conform.Religiously, mickle want power of numbers and to be a part of that root you essential conform with let forth failure. It seems that alienation is impossible to eradicate as it is gentleman nature to compete again st angiotensin-converting enzyme another †in the end it is ‘survival of the fittest. ’ Racial Alienation: condition is the cause of racial alienation. Humans expatiate onward and starve for power-we need it to potency our lives and find secernate and strength in society. Sometimes power potentiometer become a negative when in the ill-timed hands. This is diaphanous from the disasters of the Holocaust in Germany, World fight Two.Schindler’s List, directed by Steven Spielberg showed ( passim the film) the alienating make of the Judaic ghettos and concentration camps where Jews were segregated and killed by the thousands. This was out-of-pocket to the unstoppable power of the German Nazi troupe lead by Hitler. One scene that is sound in nonplusing this is when the Jews atomic number 18 being forced from their homes into the ghetto. C pull back up shots of fear on their faces and heights angle shots show their vulnerability to the immense power of the Germans.The parallel of Oskar Schindler moving into a luxurious, spacious elbow way of life accents the consequences of power for those on the misuse end. Spielberg’s use of contrast between the situations shows how grim life is for the Jewish race being confused from their have lives. The rally conversation by Wole Soyinke expresses racial oppression caused by power of the English sportsmanlike race. This oppression is on a lower scale than the Holocaust neertheless it is still wrong. After the horrors of the Holocaust etched in history, many think that we globe would learn from our mistakes.I believe large number great dealnot-however it is improving from history entirely alienation still occurs in the modern world. Wole Soyinke uses mood satire and irony in his poetic satire near racism in western modern society. The verse form concentrated on a small surround conversation but is employed by the poet to present to a broader level to show aliena tion throughout society. The poem begins peacefully as visual judgements ar non existent at this stage. When the man reveals his race the unharmed mood changes. A abrupt caesura in origin six emphasises the impact that the man’s unveil his race has.From here on the mood is loathsome and apprehensive as the whiten woman makes it self-conscious for the â€Å"African man”. Soyinke’s use of the al-Quran â€Å"confession” to describe the exposing of the man’s race is very sarcastic in that being an African must be sinful. This is an obvious display of how human beingss alienate each other without even large(p) sensation the chance to prove their worth in society. Both Spielberg and Soyinke use certain techniques to try and convey how those who have much power such(prenominal) as German Nazi’s and white English race, alienate those they see as ‘below’ them to benefit themselves.By looking at the time difference of these t ext it is obvious that racial alienation encompasss throughout society no matter the time/place. The master(prenominal) usage of both of those texts is to show the absurdness of racism and how nonsensical it is to judge someone on the way they look. Both texts display the evil of human nature in the way we intentionally alienate others to improve our own situation. The Germans during the Holocaust were of an advanced economy with a in advance(p) education ashes, yet they entrusted their fate to a man who made no secret of his mass get through and requisition. I elieve it occurred because Germany was in hard times by and by the placement of the Treaty of Versailles and they followed Hitler and forgot their morals in the forecast that their lives would improve. While the Jews suffered miserably this thinking is the same of white English spate that were shown as racists in Soyinke’s poem. For them to hold and maintain the best jobs, houses and education, they as a ba se alienate b drops so they can’t ever rise in social class, or wealth. This technique is the same as the Germans, forcing another race into oppression to become the stronger, wealthier and snap off educated race.It is clear that the white race is the cause of alienation throughout the world as they do not want to lose their societal position to races the believe be less civilised than their own. Maybe we will never live in a world of equating as competition is the way to keep the system moving-even if it causes alienation. Overall it is power that causes racial alienation, the human race naturally thirsts for it-the fittest hold it and use it to their advantage, this leads to racism and segregation of races. Psychological alienation; Mental illness has been illogical with the non conforming nature of some in the past.James Mangold, director of Girl Interrupted provides a sad rightfulness of the diagnosis a young girl in the 1960’s as having a ‘borderline temperament’. She narrates the story with a dispassionate voice which conveys the detachment and alienation she savours from life. Kayson was diagnosed with her illness because she had â€Å"uncertainty of long name goals, instability of self image and social contrariness. ” I believe she had every right to wonder why she was placed into a intellectual hospital when not all normal teenagers would satisfy that list either.Through the eccentric of Kayson we see the haunted life in the psychogenic hospital and the seclusion from the veridical world. What’s more is that Kayson really didn’t have a affable illness, she just didn’t alship canal conform with the ways of society. Those who did conform saw her as a recognise to society and she was then to be ‘purified’ by the closing off of a mental hospital. It is a fault of human beings that we ar so quick to judge those who presume to be different from the social norm. This is al so obvious in ‘ wrestling with the Angel’ by Michael King.This life sentence is based in Janet piece’s life. snap on her time at Seacliff hospital we can see how wrongly she was judged by doctors. King used metaphor to show the alienation of the hospital: â€Å" galore(postnominal) patients who entered Seacliff had no name, no past, no future, only an imprison now, an eternal Island without its accompanying horizons. ” The hospital really was a prison in the middle of nowhere with no way out. The use of the word â€Å"Island” illustrates how isolated Frame was from the world.not only was she physically isolated from the world, Janet mat personally alienated by society; â€Å" I felt as if my life were overturned by this sudden division of people into ordinary people in the street and the secret people whom few had seen or talked to but whom many spoke of with derision,laughter or fear. ” This inverted comma directly shows the judging by society of those who ar labelled (wrongly in Frame’s case) as mentally unstable. People cannot help but establish division between those they believe that aren’t normal and this is obvious through the dispositions Kayson and Janet.The context of the two texts worry to the alienation of characters as at the times these are set, social conformance was necessary to be deemed as sane. In Girl Interrupted, the main character Kayson had her adolescence admit with the rise of the late nineteen sixties callowness culture. The older generations were startled by the dispatching of traditional value by young people. Their unconventional music, anti war opinions and drug culture was in fact alien to them. Because of this they placed people away in mental hospitals.Kayson’s rejection of her school and career was a mental disturbance to her parents and they never understood her uncertainty at a enigmatic time. This psychological alienation came chain reactor to nonco nformance with traditional values and the superior group (elders) not seeing the youth. This idea of alienation caused by misunderstanding is also clear in Wrestling With The Angel. King argued that Frames â€Å"strangeness of perception was misdiagnosed as schizophrenic disorder” People at the time didn’t understand her way of thinking. Doctors intercepted letters in which she described dyers-broom smelling like peanut butter.From this they took her as disorded, confusing a bread spread with a high-pitched bush rather than understanding her creative mind. From this it is plain how society and those in positions of power (like the Nazi Germans and the white English are described under racial alienation) judge others who are non conformant with the fixed guidelines most people follow. Characters Kayson and Frame portray uniqueness within a race that forces uniformity. They are stepping out of the majority. Society forces alienation upon them as they treat them like problems and isolate them.This creates congenital feelings of alienation when really these people have make nothing wrong. The people in positions of power and those who pelt their true identicalness to conform are what cause the alienation of those brave enough to be different. The world would be a sad place if everyone was the same. at present medication and therapy can help people with real disorders rather than baffleting them away. This however never fixes the trend of psychological alienation as humans will always judge others to either make themselves feel better ir because they feel they are better than that person.Anyone who stands out from the crowd wold be judged, but appreciatively today, people are more aware of the immenseness of acceptance and individuality. Religious alienation: Religion can cause people to lose their freedom and identity as it forces them to conform. Those who follow a religion must abide by its patterns in order to be accepted in the gho stlike group. In the Crucible, directed by Nicholas Hyther, the entire nation follows the strict puritan religion. This movie is set in a theocratic society where the state and the church are one and moral laws and state laws also.There is no space for non accord. One character, Elizabeth is alienated from the fellowship as she was accused of acting witchcraft. Although it was untrue, this ‘act’ of non conformance led to her isolation from her livelihood. The bigotry of certain things at this time caused great alienation or death for many women if charged with witchcraft. The makeup of Hysteria in this text shows how people thrive on it when they benefit from it. Those accusing Elizabeth of witchcraft benefitted from it as they gained her possessions. Hysteria suspends the rules of everyday life and allows the acting out of people’s dark desires underneath their displayed ‘righteousness. ’ ” Not only has religion forced the oppression of people’s true identities, it allows people to use it as a weapon to alienate others to benefit themselves. This theme is consistent throughout all of the texts studied. In life, in that location will always be selfish people trying to improve their position by botheration / alienating others. Strict phantasmal societies cause this because it is against human nature to always conform. Non conformity in religious groups is punished with alienation.As described before, in religious groups if the rules are not followed there are consequences. In â€Å"Plain Truth’ by Jodi Picoult a certain character (Jacob) is alienated because he chose not to conform. A rule in the Amish community is that education is out(p) from ordinal grade onwards. For Jacob, his willingness to learn caused him to go to university and be banned form the Amish community which included the only people he knew. His father thought of him as a â€Å"dead son” To the people in the Amish communi ty they are one identity, one people. Speaking out against this is looked down upon.For these people there is no room for deviation from their social norm so they continue to conform. I wonder why anyone would choose this; to lose their own identity for a community so strict you cannot choose what to do with your life. However, each fraction is entitled to stay or leave. The problem is that alienation is created either way †if you stay you lead a life of isolation from the modern world, if you leave you have all the freedom yet you are â€Å"all alone when all you have ever cognize is how to be part of the group. ” Overall, religious groups that force conformity create alienation no matter what.In the end what is important to the world on a safe and sound is that diversity is expected and respected and everybody has a alternative to be who they want to be without being judged. In conclusion, alienation is worldwide today, it will be tomorrow and it has occurred right throughout history. My research has shown that one of the main causes of alienation is the need for power. This is most obvious in Schindler’s list and the Telephone Conversation but it also links in with control over groups in psychological alienation and religious alienation. When one group or single person has control over many they will use this to benefit themselves.It is human nature to want what is best for yourself, this use of power is inevitable. In Girl Interrupted and Wrestling With The Angel it is obvious that at times of lack of scientific and psychological understanding, many people were alienated for not being what society had decided as ‘normal. ’ Characters such as Kayson and Frame suffered because their individuality shone but it hurt the eyes of those in positions to diagnose mental illness. From these texts it was clear that human beings are too quick to judge those who are different from the rest, rather than evaluate their uniqueness.In s aying that, in modern society we are becoming better at understanding others and the truelove in difference. Religious alienation has links with other types but more closely with psychological. In religious groups conformity is expected or alienation is put in place. Through the texts, The Crucible and Plain Truth one can understand how alienation is inevitable after being part of a strict religion. If you do not conform you are alienated. If you do conform you alienate yourself from your true identity. Leaving the group causes alienation also as you are all alone after only ever subtle how to fit in.Whichever choice one would make would lead them to alienation. In the end the world entire cannot stave off alienation. People will always compete for a better position; it is the nature of any coinage on this planet. The only way to have a positive result is to make sure that the wrong people who have murderous and revengeful motives don’t gain positions of power as events such as the Holocaust could repeat. Small scale alienation will always continue in the modern world, as will competition but in a flash racism and discrimination is wrong and should be stopped.\r\n'