# What Otherness and Identity means in Memoirs of a Midget

> The protagonist's dwarfism makes her a perpetual outsider, forcing her to grapple with how she is perceived as a 'curio' or 'marionette' while asserting her inner self, mind, and soul against a world that fixates on her physical difference.

## Explanation

The protagonist's dwarfism makes her a perpetual outsider, forcing her to grapple with how she is perceived as a 'curio' or 'marionette' while asserting her inner self, mind, and soul against a world that fixates on her physical difference.

The narrator's physical difference defines their social interactions and self-perception, highlighting the tension between how they see themselves and how others see them.

The narrator's small stature and the false newspaper account emphasize her sense of being misrepresented and physically different from others.

The narrator becomes aware of her small stature as a source of difference and disappointment to her parents, and grapples with her identity as a 'midget.'

The narrator's sense of being different—her small size, her mourning, her new surroundings—is highlighted as she navigates her new home and relationships.

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