Known for his evocative book The Prophet Gibrans most original work delineates madness the existential angst of melancholy and misfortune that separates the individual from society not a formal mental illness. Gibran contrasts the normal individual who conforms to societys class role law and behavior with one who sees through hypocrisy semblance power and judges others as ignorant deceived or treacherous the madman. While the world classifies him as mad he is the wise one. HOW I BECAME A MA