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