On The Concept Of Random Capitalization (and standing out)

                                                                                     

It’s unique. From what I know, it was introduced in John Green’s book, Paper towns in which the main protagonist, Margo Roth Spigelman believes in the concept of random capitalization.

According to that, iT Is oKAy foR a sentTEnce tO Go LiKE this.

Pretty cool right?

It makes her stand out in the book because of her uncommon beliefs but how she justifies it seems just right. She thinks that the rules of capitalization are too unfair to the words in middle.

Which is justified. Also, kind of extraordinary.

Although, I must say, Microsoft Word wasn’t happy with my random capitalization, its red lines under the text.

I believe that it is unique and actually good because what we’ve been doing is what has been done previously by others. And by simply following it, there’s not much that we’re doing to change things.

I’ve seen some people do this and I feel it’s a way of standing out from the ordinary, it’s a way of proclaiming the fact that they’re different.

And with changing time, there come changes in everything so, I don’t know if this is going to change anything but, to me, it seems to be a reminder that there are people in this world who choose to be extraordinary, who can’t put up with the ordinary world.

And I also think it is important because as time passes, it demands changes to make life for mankind better, easier and more worthy.

I know this little act of standing out by random capitalization may just be a reminder that there are people who think out of the box but aren’t they the ones who may bring about changes which in turn change our lives?

I don’t know. But I really hope so.

Are you one of them?