Individuals and Capitalism: An Althusserian Reading of Russo’s Empire Falls

Abstract

This thesis explores Robert Russo'sEmpire Fallsin order to showhow capitalism plays role todestroy a family andhow an individual is alienatedfrom society. To establish, this point Louis Althusser concepts of interpellation, RSA and ISA, Gramsci's notion of civil and political society are utilized.Mrs. and Mr. C.B.Whiting both are suffering from money. All individuals are in economic crisis. Theirneighbor doesnot associateeachhumanitarianvalue. They lostin this reference, examining different institution like family, society, and so on. Thereis depression, anxiety. Nobody is sharing and addressing their problems.Individuals have theirown pain. The communitarian valueandhumanitarian to redraw the idea ofhuman'snecessity. His method presents methodology to identify subjectivity. Its applications in different arena of life it may differ but there must be certain mechanisms.