Manifestations of Dehumanization: a critical Study of Jack London’s Martin Eden

Conclusion

Martin Eden reflects London’s intention to show that theproblems of dehumanization and alienation are an outcomeof unrestricted capitalism. This reveals the impact of the social crisis on his thinking. The realizationof man’s beastly existence owes much to London’s early childhood experiences when he worked at a machine - “the hell hole” for thirty-six hours at a stretch,and could not escape the “deadening toil” which completelyshook his faith in life. Evidently, the manifestations of dehumanization andalienation in the character of Martin Edenshow London’s indictment of capitalistic society,which degrades the poor, creates industrial slavery,and ultimately compels the weak-willed individuals todissociate themselves from the constricting forces ofacquisitive society. Ultimately, the depression which has dawned on human’s mind led him to a state of dehumanization.

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