The lyrics unleash a gigantic primal scream at the urban alienation and despair of our industrial world.

He was a countryman who first made his mark with a book - "Hunger" - that is one of the classics of urban alienation.

Critics have argued that Smart is a commentator of modern urban alienation - where the post-industrial society has fallen from humans control.

The film deals with urban alienation: all its characters are out of touch and having a hard time communicating except on the shallowest levels.

Although occasionally humorous, the work presents a bleak view of urban alienation.

The chatty news of a domestic life overseas contrasts sharply with the urban alienation shown onscreen.

This adds to the sense of loneliness, and has caused the painting to be popularly associated with the concept of urban alienation.

Yet, for all of the demands of its style, it is immediately recognizable as a variation on a familiar genre, the study in "urban alienation."

One essential theme of Sămănătorist literary theory was the imagery of urban alienation.

One of the most isolated characters in American literature, he has been viewed as an extreme example of modern urban alienation.