The dictionary defines it thus
As an Adjective
1. Separated from others ISOLATED
She was all alone on her walk.
She was all alone on her walk.
2. exclusive of anyone or anything ONLY
He alone knows what happened
3. considered without reference to others UNIQUE
She alone could solve the problem.
He alone knows what happened
3. considered without reference to others UNIQUE
She alone could solve the problem.
As an Adverb
1. SOLELY OR EXCLUSIVELY
The blame is mine alone.
1. SOLELY OR EXCLUSIVELY
The blame is mine alone.
2. WITHOUT AID OR SUPPORT
She said she could do it alone.
She said she could do it alone.
Thus, It can mean many things to many people.
This exploration will mainly focus on the Adjective usage of ALONE.
DRAFT.....................or possibly daft...
ALONE....
When something is ALONE, it is by itself.
In the case of an inanimate object, there is no choice involved. The object will not know if it's ALONE or not. This only changes when used as an adverb, case 2. For example: If we have 2 peers supporting a bridge and one is destroyed, the remaining peer may or may not be able to support the bridge and may be destroyed if the spans collapses.
In the case of animate objects, there may or may not be choice involved.
If the entity can notice it's ALONE, it may feel some "sorrow", "remorse", "loneliness" , especially if the aloneness is not voluntary and will usually exhibit this in often recognizable forms.
I realize that these terms anthropomorphize human feelings onto non-human entities but it is possible to see this occur in the world around us.
If the entity can notice it's ALONE, it may feel some "sorrow", "remorse", "loneliness" , especially if the aloneness is not voluntary and will usually exhibit this in often recognizable forms.
I realize that these terms anthropomorphize human feelings onto non-human entities but it is possible to see this occur in the world around us.
Finally, we come to the case of Homo Sapiens.
We are a complex pile of emotions when dealing with the concepts of ALONE.
We are a complex pile of emotions when dealing with the concepts of ALONE.
One can be ALONE by choice, by chance, or by others design. Reactions can vary widely between sexes, age, religion, nationality or upbringing.
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