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There are many aspects of Marxist theory that I don't necessarily agree with. However, I do actually agree with what he calls alienated labor. I think we as a society have become so obsessed with the "American Dream", we tend to disassociate from what we are actually doing each day. I know I have struggled with this issue lately in my life.

I recently decided to make a career change because I felt I was just wasting away at a job and just doing what was necessary to get my paycheck. I went to work and as the days went on I got to the point where I didn't even care anymore. I did the routine each day then went home. I started acting the way I thought my co-workers and superiors wanted me to act. I lost all personal touch I had on my job and did the job how I thought they wanted it to be done. I felt as if I was just going through the motions and finally I realized this wasn't working out for me. I made the change and now feel like I am actually make some kind of difference and now have a chance to leave my name on something.

I guess in many ways this is similar to the girl in the story. She was told exactly how to live her life and how to be. She was also given warnings of what to avoid and exactly what the world wanted her to do. Whoever it was that was telling the girl these things, wanted her to be a specific way. They felt this was the only way for her to obtain the life that "everyone" supposedly wants. (the "American Dream")