Alienation means that it is a condition of workers in a capitalist economy, resulting from a lack of identity with the products of their labor and a feeling of being controlled or exploited. Karl Marx's theory of alienation was based on the realization that fundamentally some of the jobs provided treated workers unfairly and almost equally to slaves. These workers had no rights or were on the market. In theory Marx believed that workers were nothing more than tools because they had no control over anything. Marx agreed that these workers worked in a capitalist economy and this had a great effect on these workers. They received no credit for the products they were making. These people create many different things, but the company decides what to do with them. For example, a toy manufacturer makes toys for a living, but doesn't decide how to design them. The company decides how the toy will be used and designed, so the toy maker still has to follow orders. Marx doesn't agree with all this because ultimately the company takes all the blame...