otherness

The stranger's unusual eyes and incomprehensible mind mark him as alien or other within the human community.

1 chapter across 1 book

City of Illusions (1967)Ursula K. Le Guin

Preamble

The chapter introduces a mysterious man with non-human eyes who is found in a forest by a local community. Unable to remember his past or communicate, he is taken in and cared for while the community debates his nature and origin, considering possibilities from mental damage to alien identity. The chapter ends with the beginning of his education and the challenges of integrating him into society.