The life of the ostracized is something amply expressed in “The House of Asterion” by Luis Borges. The metaphor is that Asterion is a prisoner of something without restrictions. Asterion explains how he is a (lone) prisoner of the labyrinths: “Another ridiculous falsehood is that I, Asterion, am a prisoner. Do I have to repeat that there are no closed doors, may I add that there are no locks?". It's almost a metaphor that explains how when someone is ostracized to the point that they feel like they're in prison in their own space in this world because the people around them don't accept them. As a result, the setting is further elaborated into a prison, which is more of a prison than the house or labyrinth Asterion told us about in no uncertain terms. “Also, one afternoon I went down the streets; if I returned before nightfall, I did so out of fear that the faces of ordinary people inspired in me." The labyrinths don't force him to stay there, but if he were to leave, he would be too disgusted to stay in the outside world he explored one night. Because he was as scared as the people who wanted him didn't want him there. The life of someone who is ostracized is something that is hidden in the story of Penaranda. The metaphor of the story is the father (the popular clique) against Uncle Andres (the unpopular clique). “Well, my father was right, there was a lot of work. But my uncle and I stayed the same both weeks. My grades dropped more than expected.” Amador's choice was to go with his uncle instead of his father, his choice affecting how the "land" would fare in the long run. Metaphorically how I related it to my idea of ​​land as Amador's social life in general. "We hoped for the karomata and we whipped the old man but...... middle of paper ......he seemed to her and seemed to already appear like a stranger." In this part of the price it comes out that Amador and his uncle bite, all that hard work was lost; all gone and it didn't even seem to matter because the land was now considered useless. Unlike the other stories, this is where depression is actually depicted: at the end. The quote translates to the fact that Amador's social life went to waste because he chose the not so popular clique, which can end up ruining his life. “Would you believe it, Arianna? The Minotaur barely defended himself." If you didn't get it, I perceived it as Theseus killing Asterion in the end. It seemed to me that he meant that Asterion died, or killed himself because he couldn't stand the pressure of ostracism from people. It seemed that news of his death had leaked out and people were talking about it.