Fromm developed as a critic of contemporary society under the influence of Marx, Freud and the Frankfurt circle. He stood out as an original critical interpreter of Freud's conceptions, which are his second basic inspiration.
In the book Healthy Society, Fromm tried to show that life in a democracy of the XX. century represents another type of escape from freedom. The analysis of this very escape, in which alienation is the central concept, forms a large part of this book.
The book is intended as an introduction to psychoanalytic literary criticism through analyzes of works by authors to whom the most psychoanalytic interpretations are devoted.
Adler's book is useful for parents, educators and psychologists who want to better understand the psychological processes in children and how to help them develop into healthy and self-reliant individuals.