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1. Despereaux's parents see him as a disappointment from the moment he's born: "such a disappointment". This is an example of how he is isolated from his friends and family.
2. His other family members notice the difference the way he looks compared to the other mice, saying things such as "His ears are too big" and "He's the smallest mouse I've ever seen.
3. Despereaux also had issues with his health "he was sickly". this added to the other factors of why he was isolated.
4. His family didn't even have faith that he would survive because of the way he looked and the fact he was always sickly."he can't live" is what they said.
5. The whole mouse community didn't even accept him, after he came into contact with humans he was sent to the dungeon, the mouse chanting "to the dungeon". Well aware he had little chance of survival.

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- "such a tragedy"
- "His ears are too big"
- "His eyes are open... They shouldn't be open"
- "There's something wrong with him"
- "He can't live"
- "He's the smallest mouse I've ever seen"
- "he was sickly"
- "Something is wrong with your son"
- "Something is not right with you"
- "to the dungeon"

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Is Princess Pea happy at the beginning of the book?

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Is Princess Pea happy at the beginning of the book?

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Princess Pea was happy at the start of the book. This is because after she met Despereaux, she couldn't wait to see him again.

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How do Despereaux and Roscuro handle isolation differently?

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How do Despereaux and Roscuro handle isolation differently?

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Roscuro spends his time in isolation plotting revenge and letting his hatred take over him. Despereaux, however, doesn't care what the other mice think of him and continues to do what he enjoys.

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What makes Despereaux so different and odd in the mouse world?

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What makes Despereaux so different and odd in the mouse world?

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What makes Despereaux so different and odd to the other mice is his personality. Despereaux is brave, curious and adventurous, unlike the other other mice who are taught to be scared and cowardly. Since none of the other mice have similar personalities to Despereaux, it causes him to stick out, which is why he might be considered odd. He also is physically different, being born with 'obscenely large' ears and a tiny body, as well as being sickly.

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We all have those times when we just want to be left alone. You know, go to your room, shut the door, and get away from your annoying brother or the friend who's bugging you. But that's because we know we can come out and call that friend or hang out with our family when we're ready. As a permanent condition, being isolated isn't something most people want.

Poor Despereaux deals with a great deal of isolation from the very beginning of his life in The Tale of Despereaux. For starters, he's the only survivor of his litter. He isn't like all the other mice at all; even his family doesn't understand his fascination with reading and music, and they ignore him.

Roscuro, the villain of the story, is also an outsider. In fact, the reason he's such a bitter and vengeful character is because he feels as though the princess looked upon him as a disgusting creature when he ventured up to the castle. He's now back down in the lonely dungeon, isolated from the world he wants to be part of.

The author considers isolation to be a very unhappy situation. Fairy tales tend to be full of characters who are alone in the world—friendless or parentless. A famous child psychologist named Bruno Bettelheim thought that this is why fairy tales can be helpful for kids to read. It helps them deal with times they're lonely by showing them characters who feel alone but are able to eventually find happy lives and relationships.