Alienation an Inevitable Fate of the Protagonists in the Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne A Critical Lens

Abstract

Alienation as a social phenomenon exists right from the dawn of the history of man. Literary works often borrow the themes from the plight of man that puts him out of place and time making him a victim to bear the consequences. As per Hegel, it is a developmental phase in man’s history. “In Hegel, alienation is not purely negative phenomenon; it is a stage in the process of human development” (Sayers, 2011, p. XII)