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By Anonymous - January 01, 1995

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The death of a loved one is typically one of the most emotionally distressing events people face, particularly when that person is a parent. In most societies, it would be considered taboo for a son to respond to his parent's demise with indifference. However, in The Stranger, readers first meet the protagonist when he tells them, "Maman died…

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