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• 1 2019-11-13T14:26:01-08:00 Loss, Undersea - Individuality 8 plain 2019-11-18T21:07:19-08:00 As 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.