Who Are Outsiders Or Misunderstood?

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Are outsiders simply those who are misjudged or misunderstood. I think believe that outsiders are simply misjudged or misunderstood. For example in the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor the main character finds himself to be transformed into a bug after waking up from bad dreams. His family neglects him and he feels like he's an outsider. I think that his family misjudged him because they treat him like he has no feelings but he does. Bringing me to my first example.

I think Gregor's family treats him as an outsider because they misjudged him for example Gregor can't communicate with them. Gregor's family doesn’t understand what it's like to be a bug so they treat gregor differently because of that. They don't know what he thinks or even …show more content…

People can be singled out because they do different things or things that others don't agree with. Like Gregor he is singled out because he he walks on the ceiling, doesn't eat the same foods, and is imprisoned in in his room. “So for a diversion he acquired the habit of crawling back and forth across the walls and ceiling.” (Kafka, 159). Gregor along with acting different looks different.

I believe Gregor is treated like an outsider by his family because he looks different for example he has a hard back with lots of little legs. Gregor's family neglects him because he is different. Because he looks different his family doesn't want to take the time to be with him. “His mother was not used to the sight of gregor; he could have made her ill, and so, frightened,” (Kafka, 161). And all this brings me to my conclusion.

In conclusion outsiders are those who are misjudged or misunderstood. In The metamorphosis Gregor is treated like an outsider because he is misjudged, his family doesn't know what it's like to be a bug. He acts different than everybody else he crawls on the ceiling. And he looks different than other people he has a bunch of little legs. All this contributes to why Gregor in The Metamorphosis is treated like an

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