Isolation

I've been thinking lately about isolation as a concept.  Obviously we are all experiencing some degree of isolation while waiting out COVID-19. In my somewhat suspect sense of timing the first book I picked up off my list is Internment by Samira Ahmed which presents a near future where a prejudiced government rounds up all the Muslims and sticks them in internment camps which is another form of isolation.

Isolation is interesting as a device because it doesn't need to be literal physical isolation. Isolation can be an internal feeling or a social dynamic. A person can be isolated while within a crowd because it's about the lack of connection between people. It's hard to write a story about isolation. The plot tends to become more internal to the characters but I was thinking about books that feature isolation as a major component to the narrative.

Shipwreck stories are an obvious area. Robinson Crusoe, obviously. But Life of Pi by Martel as well, I suspect (I haven't read it yet.)

There's also Speak by Laura Halse Anderson which is a case of social isolation of a rape survivor.

We have always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson relies on isolation for its spookiness. Stephen King has also used isolation to create tension. Misery is a prime example of this.

There has to be more....thoughts?