There is no explanation for why Cornelius identifies with the misfits. Many people look for precious metals, so the traveler is not an outcast. Is Cornelius just joining the group for the sake of friends and to show that he doesn't mind creatures who are different?
shareI thought he said he stuck with them to keep an eye on them.
shareThank you, PaladinNJ. Cornelius says that he'll watch his new friends, but it sounds as though he refers to himself as a misfit. Rudolph tells King Moonracer that the group is of misfits.
shareWhen King Moonracer tells them that they can’t live on The Island of Misfits Toys because it was for toys alone, Cornelius says “How do you like that? Even among misfits you’re misfits!”. Not “we’re misfits”.
shareThank you, skipper. That line is what I'm referring to. Cornelius seems to be calling himself a misfit. I find it odd that the traveler from Yukon would complain about the others being secondary misfits if he didn't identify as a primary one. He could just be giving his friends sympathy, but it sounds like a personal problem because of the way that he words it.
shareHe says "you're misfits", not "we're misfits". He's placing himself outside the set of misfits. He's saying he's not one of them--the misfits.
shareThank you, liscarkat. Cornelius is using the word 'you're' as a generalization, not specifically toward his friends, so I think that he includes himself in the category. Also, Rudolph says twice that all three guys are misfits.
shareHe says "You're", which cannot include himself. But you can infer whatever you want, I suppose.
shareThe matter is like presenting instructions. To make a cake, you can use one large and rectangular baking dish, or two small and round ones. In that case, the word 'you' refers to anyone who wants the recipe, including yourself.
shareFirst of all, I love Yukon...he's the man as far as I'm concerned! 😃
I don't really have an answer either for this. Maybe that he was mining for silver instead of gold (and was always unsuccessful..."Nothin'"). His sled dogs don't obey him and he didn't seem to have any friends before Rudolph and Hermie came along...he was kind of a "social outcast" in that aspect.
Thank you, GolfnGuitars. Maybe Cornelius's problem is a lack of direction as opposed to the misunderstood ones of Hermie and Rudolph.
shareThe dolly too. There is nothing wrong with that doll. I guess the backstory is her original owner rejected her but that means the owner has issues, not the doll.
shareThank you, Where. It sounds as though you don't see a particular reason for Cornelius to be a misfit, either. You have just opened an interesting possibility about the doll that I've never considered: the first girl to have her might radically change at some point and stop considering the toy her friend.
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Maybe Cornelius is just socially awkward and prefers to be a loaner with dogs. When he meets up with Hermie and Rudolph who declare themselves as outcasts in society, he may feel he fits in better and identifies with them.
Yukon Cornelius left the city life not only for adventure and the search of precious minerals, but to escape social norms. He was sick having to wear a suit and pretend he was someone he wasn’t to be accepted. He had basically become a loner living for himself when he came across the misfits who he realized he had much in common with.
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