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A boy born to a stigmatized household is raised in a remote farm where his father, an aloof man with a tarnished reputation, marries a servant who dies in childbirth. The child grows up under social ostracism and harsh household figures, witnesses drunken violence and endures school bullying that brands him inferior. The narrative contrasts village courtship and romantic hopes with secluded domestic hardship, tracing the child's early awareness of shame, inherited dishonor, and abrasive community gossip. Through episodes of humiliation and the father's isolation, the story examines how rumor, fear, and rigid social judgment shape a young person's self-image and prospects.