A Study of Consumption Alienation in Updike’s Works
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1103.13Keywords:
consumption alienation, false needs, media, survival predicamentAbstract
Updike’s works reflect the characteristics of contemporary American society. There are many descriptions of consumerism in his works. The purpose of this paper is to present the consumption alienation in Updike’s works, to explore the survival predicament of people under the consumption alienation, and to point out its damage to the ecological environment.
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