alienation
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The conception of the role, marked by a dim view of stardom’s suffocating alienation, was something Jolie clearly understood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
What if the destruction of your planet left you with a permanent case of agonized alienation, and you became a weird, antisocial loner who hung out in bars drinking alone?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Arnold put an ocean between himself and his family, but his alienation from his past has drained all the color from his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
It was 1996 and Brown had been reading Katherine Dunn’s strange, evocative novel Geek Love, talking about it in class, pointing out the enthusiastic alienation of its characters.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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