Guernsey: "Of all the modes of modern alienation, there is none so persistent and arbitrary as finding oneself trapped in a glacially paced European art film."

My first thought was not, "Oh, what a beautifully realized depiction of modern alienation," but rather, "Hey, that's the same scene as in the R.E.M. video!"

On a deeper level this hauntingly elliptical novel becomes a strikingly mature (Mr. Osborne was born in 1958) and self-contained metaphor for modern alienation.

This contradiction of well-known classics and modern alienation results in strong messages and effects.

Critics have argued that Smart is a commentator of modern urban alienation - where the post-industrial society has fallen from humans control.

Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as one of the landmark records of the 1990s.

Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer has often been acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s.

His hard-to-decipher lyrics are fragmented rants against church and state, or glimpses of modern alienation from the suburban backyard to the violent football stadium.

The unfolding events of Kafka's novels, with their torturous bureaucratic ordeals, are traditionally read as dystopian fables about modern alienation.

One of the most isolated characters in American literature, he has been viewed as an extreme example of modern urban alienation.