... sign at all that another boy lived in the house..." (18). They treated Harry as if he were a burden, "The Dursleys often spoke about Harry like this, as though he wasn't there-or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand them, like a slug" (22). Harry was forced to live in a closet beneath the stairs, punished for inevitable happenings, beaten by his ... cousin, and treated as if he were an outsider. Because of the treatment he received, Harry gained a humble attitude which prompted him to rely on himself for companionship. Harry was also excluded from any .....

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