The separation of classes in society is a struggle of the past, of the present and also of the future. Disputes over class inequality in capitalism have occurred for many centuries, and no adequate solution has been reached to resolve the problem of class separation. However, Karl Marx, the “deepest and most acute critic of capitalism” (Wolff 126), not only thought of a possible solution, but also went to the root of the problem. According to Marx, alienation is undoubtedly at the heart of this issue. It is an important factor in considering class inequality in society. Alienation is a “condition in which people are dominated by forces of their own making that confront them as alien powers; the essence of the human being is detached from real human existence” (Wolff 28). To resolve the oppressive issue of class dominance in society, it is essential to examine alienation and its underlying causes. Capitalist societies have multiple breaks in the system, and worker alienation is perhaps one of the main problems of capitalism. Consequently, when a worker works and toils to produce goods, he produces more wealth and, in effect, evidently becomes poorer. In contrast to the worker's decreasing value, his production or business increases in luck and control. As the worker produces more goods for society, he becomes an even cheaper good with a decreased value. Marx argues that human beings are devalued in the world as the world's commodities and things increase in value. The workers themselves are produced as commodities to produce goods, which alienates the worker from the object. When a worker is alien... half paper... should a proletariat denounce this violation of their well-being towards the human race? Sharing their beliefs against the proletariat would result in the loss of jobs, dehumanizing them even more. The question of alienation will only reach its peak when the proletarians unite in suffering and rebel against the injustice that continues to affect them and deprive them of their identity. If this gap between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie continues to widen, the proletariat will continue to be alienated from human life. Alienation not only alienates workers from work, but alienates them from the one thing they have in common with all other existing human beings: human life. Works Cited Marx, Karl. Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844. Print.Wolff, Jonathan. Why read Marx today?. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print.