The separation of classes in society is a struggle of the past, the present and, moreover, the future. Conflicts over class inequality in capitalism have been going on for many centuries and no adequate solution to resolve the issue of class separation has been found. However, Karl Marx, the “deepest and sharpest critic of capitalism” (Wolff 126), not only thought about a possible solution, but also dug to the root of the problem. According to Marx, alienation is undoubtedly at the heart of this problem. This is an important factor in addressing class inequality in society. Alienation is a “condition in which people are dominated by forces of their own creation that confront them as foreign powers; the essence of the human being is detached from real human existence” (Wolff 28). In order to solve the overwhelming problem of class domination 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. Therefore, when a worker works and works hard to produce goods, he produces more wealth and, in fact, the poorer he obviously becomes. In contrast to the worker's decreasing value, his production or business increases in wealth and control. As the worker produces more goods for society, he becomes an even cheaper commodity with diminishing value. Marx argues that humans are devalued in the world as commodities and things of the world increase in value. Workers themselves are produced as a commodity to produce the goods, which distances the worker from the object. When a worker is foreign...... in the middle of paper ...... a proletariat supposed to denounce this offense to its well-being towards humankind? Sharing their beliefs against the proletariat would result in job loss, further dehumanizing them. This question of alienation will only reach its climax when proletarians unite in their suffering and revolt against the injustice which continues to strike them and strip them of their identity. If this gap between proletariats and 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 humans: 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.