# Alienation and Isolation in Hunger

> Theme guide for Hunger by Knut Hamsun.

The protagonist wanders through Christiania as a solitary figure, disconnected from others, finding only fleeting, often delusional connections, and feeling like an outcast in a city that ignores his suffering.

## Where it surfaces

- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hunger_se/chapters/iii): The narrator feels detached from society, wandering alone, interacting awkwardly with strangers, and experiencing a sense of being persecuted by the lame man's gaze.

## Links

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