Although it is unlikely that the reader has personally faced Gregor's dilemma of literally turning into an insect overnight, The Arrival is structured in such a way that the reader shares the character's lack of knowledge. the technology of the new society, whether or not they were in the same situation in real life. Additionally, unlike The Arrival, where the setting is strange and the character common, Gregor is unusual and his setting is common. Since the protagonist is not universally recognizable, it is difficult to feel empathy towards him. However, if the reader connects the door scene (Kuper, 24) to the faucet scene (Tan, Part II), the door scene prompts the interpretation that strangeness is relative and that Gregor is now a stranger to himself