Bartelby

The Fatal Effects of Alienation
Alienation is a strange and profound state of being. One can choose to alienate oneself from society, or on the other hand society itself can alienate them. The feeling of alienation can occur when one simply gives up and finds no purpose in life. Some circumstance or event that perhaps has caused these people to alienate oneself from society and life in general has propelled the individuals who see life differently.
And what about those who are alienated by society and don’t realize it until its too late. “Freewill” is the only way out of a situation such as alienation. One must have the will to keep on going, to find a purpose in life. Life is not about giving up. William Wordsworth put it best when he described life as endurance without hope. In this world there are those of us who are strong enough to endure life, while others simple lay down in defeat and find no purpose or reason for life as Bartleby has done in Herman Melvill...