What is the theme or message of Geek Love by Katherine Dunn?

Kale Emmerich

is an interesting tale of love and acceptance in a strange
society. The primary theme involves what "normal" really is, how subjective it is to
various groups and people, and then how acceptance corresponds to that normalcy.

In the story, characters with deformities are praised and desired (such as one
individual with a small tail who goes on to be a successful fetish stripper) because of the
carnival lifestyle lived by the members of the story. The theme of what normal is gets explored
through these characters by presenting them as the "accepted" ones in contrast the
what...

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