# Identity and Otherness in The Informer

> Theme guide for The Informer by Liam O’Flaherty.

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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/chapters/vi): The English article portrays Gallagher and Irish revolutionaries as morally and culturally 'other,' using stereotypes of Irish violence and deceit.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/themes/identity_and_otherness
- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_informer_se/themes