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The Informer · Theme
Identity and Otherness
How The Informer develops Identity and Otherness.
Gypo's transformation from a comrade to an outcast 'informer' highlights how identity is socially constructed and violently enforced, with the label of informer stripping him of his humanity and marking him for destruction.
Where it surfaces
- VI
The English article portrays Gallagher and Irish revolutionaries as morally and culturally 'other,' using stereotypes of Irish violence and deceit.