And the emotions drawn from their interactions should resonate with anyone who's ever dealt with extreme loneliness or the slow, painful process of letting go.

The father's extreme loneliness and desperate attempt to reach out to the son embarrass and frighten the boy, who is only bored by these old stories.

He pleads with Bocca to join him as his equal, to help relieve the extreme loneliness of his position.

A time of extreme loneliness, cold, hunger and deprivation, this period also marked the beginning of Rapoport's drawing studies.

"I was confused and without plan, restless and conscious of an extreme loneliness," he remembered.

In addition, the absence of sound also is of use, emphasizing extreme loneliness of the characters feelings.

"No, I was not suicidal, that's exaggerating, but depressed, extreme sadness, extreme loneliness, all that stuff," she says.

A feeling of despondency settled over Leto, followed by extreme, bitter loneliness.

The pale light was on her face, and there was a mournful triumph and an extreme loneliness.

It is, in a larger sense, a freshly painted portrait of the extreme loneliness that affects so many Americans.