Embracing differences
Kathmandu, June 14 -- In the book The Stranger by Albert Camus, the protagonist, a man named Meursault, is sentenced to death essentially for being not sad enough about his mother dying. He is considered a stranger in the society because he did not behave in the way people assume one should whenever they face a personal tragedy. The story was a medium through which Camus wanted to show that if you don't maintain a certain facade, to meet the societal standards of what is deemed right and wrong, or in his own word "when one doesn't play the game", you are considered a dangerous alien capable of bringing ruin to the community, and society at large.
This very idea is evident in most societies, maybe not in such a large scale as in the ficti...
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