... alienate these people and treat them as if they were animals. As soon as something else comes along we forget that person even existed. "A Hunger Artist," by Franz Kafka, and "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez follows the same theme of alienation, neglect and dehumanization ... to those who are deemed different. In "A Hunger Artist," Kafka expresses the unique aspects of the hunger artist as well as the alienation he faces. The hunger artist is able to fast for long periods of time and is very passionate about his craft. He ... make sure it does not happen. ...

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