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Is This Loss?Main MenuIs This LossIntroductionIntroduction to the book, written by the group.Everyone At This Party Is DeadBy Harry ShepherdLoss, UnderseaBy: Alyssa HillThe Dead TowerBy: Santiago ThorupLoss of GraspLoss of GraspAbout The Student AuthorsWorks CitedHarrison Shepherd10d4104a8cecc0222b1f294823cfd0ec5316732cSantiago Thorup0b214ce317c2be43c241680da533b0fa61cb855fAlyssa Hillef191762993698a91ee3be8e6c183d06354a6c5fKathy Jiang905b5809e3f72bb3a92453680e4d4642d799d241
Loss, Undersea - Individuality
12019-11-13T14:26:01-08:00Harrison Shepherd10d4104a8cecc0222b1f294823cfd0ec5316732c355918plain2019-11-18T21:07:19-08:00Alyssa Hillef191762993698a91ee3be8e6c183d06354a6c5fAs the story rolls, the tone continues to seem more and more forced in the sense that the narration begins to lack individuality. The irony is that the story is coming from an individual Atlantan worker’s perspective, but it speaks as if it is merging into one voice: the voice of society as a whole.
Harrell’s use of lines such as, “Simple foolish days, one after the next (1)” suggest a dismal and monotonous cycle of life. He then reinforces the idea with lines 7 & 8, saying, “I depart again/ A sinking life”. Harrell creates a life in which the avatar wakes up everyday only to go work for society and conform. Finally, in line 10, he emphasizes the lack of individuality, stating that in “Becoming [him]self, sleeper staff-member is [his] labor’s reward”. He is simply another worker to be exploited for his society. Nothing more.
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