Helmholtz Watson Isolation

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Social isolation, while perhaps not as immediately visible as physical isolation, can still leave a person feeling utterly alone in the world. Helmholtz Watson is unique in the fact that this isolation is one he feels in his own head. In thinking that he is different from everyone around him, Helmholtz may not be isolated from a place but instead isolated from those who could be considered his equals. However, his practically self-imposed alienation ends up leading to the enrichment he sought ever since coming to the realization he was different. While the rest of his caste of society is content spending their time on drugs and sex, Helmholtz Watson realized that he wanted something more. Growing “uncomfortably aware” of something described