Wakely tells Elizabeth he’s not sure “normal” exists. “Does science recognize normal?”, he asks. “How would you define normal?” (p. 353). What do you think? Is there such a thing as “normal”?
I agree with Wakely. If normal exists, it is just that which fits within acceptable limits. As to who decides what is acceptable, that has always stumped me.
I agree with Wakely also. I think “normal” can be a relative term which depends on a variety of things like time, family and culture. Within some groups of people, there seems to be an agreed upon “normal” about different things. I remember as a girl, reading etiquette books to learn about that “normal” because I believed there were absolutes. But when my family moved from one city to another, I found there were some different “normal” expectations in my new school. As I have aged, I have sometimes been surprised to realize that even after knowing someone else for many years, my “normal” is not always the same as theirs for particular situations.