"The Outsider" Narrative Convention

The biggest Gothic convention of this story is the characteriztion of the other. The narrarator is the other in this story. He shows this when he says that he was alone all of his life and only vaguely remembers the person who raised him and that the person who raised him was as grotesque and filthyas he was. Secondly, when he hears human voices he cannot understand them because he never heard human voices. The third indication was when he came into the room in the castle and all of the people began to panic at his grotesque appearance. This obviously shows that he truly is an outsider. Lastly, he isolates himself further as he learns that normal humans are only scared of him.

This same convention is seen in "The Temple". The woman is obviously an outsider. She lives by herself and goes as far as to dig up these bones for some type of companionship. She also does not want anybody to see her doing this, indicating that she is a loner. The fact that she digs up these bones expresses that she has an element of lonliness.

In "The Outsider", it is evident that the narrarator is looking for some type of companionship when he tries to go to the neighboring castle. This proves that he is lonely. It is also evident that he is a loner because he has never heard anybody speak and people are just appalled by his appearance.

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