Gathering Blue By Lois Lowry Thesis Statement: Knowing one’s identity is a way of fulfilling one’s life purpose Introduction: The uniqueness of one’s personality‚ character and abilities defines his identity. Knowing one’s distinctiveness is a grueling process. A person must have enough strength and perseverance to surpass obstacles. He must be able to accept whatever mistake he does and learn from it. Gradually‚ the person will be able to know his true identity once he reaches a certain point
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There were many inequalities in the novel Gathering Blue. Inequalities that were not necessary and could have been fixed. Many of the problems were due to people being selfish and not wanting everybody to be equal. Kira‚ the main character‚ was subjected to most of the inequalities. She was deemed imperfect by everyone and it changed her life. In the novel Gathering Blue‚ not all people have the same rights; Mainly the physically imperfect people‚ the talented and the poor people. Kira is just
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Zachary Robert Luedders Summer Reading Summery (Gathering Blue) July 24‚ 2013 Plot: Kira is a girl with a twisted leg who lives in a more primitive society where people who cannot work‚ die. She has been kept alive by her mother‚ and when her mother dies‚ Kira is brought before the Council of Guardians. Kira’s life is spared when she proves she can weave very well‚ and she is assigned to the task of fixing up the robe worn by the singer whose only job is to sing the story of human civilization
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I am writing a paper on the similarities of the setting between two books‚ The Giver and Gathering Blue both by the same author Lois Lowry. To start off‚ in both of the books they have annual gatherings each year that start in the morning‚ are multiple hours long‚ have lunch and resting breaks and continue into the afternoon. During these gatherings or celebrations the celebrate their past and their maturity and age. Another likeness is that they both have a committee of elders or the people that
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Gathering Blue- Essay Plan Introduction: Joseph Stalin was a dictator who was responsible for massive crimes against humanity‚ and ruled a communist country. From 1924-1953‚ Joseph had killed over 20 million people during the Revolutionary regime. Joseph was part of a communist dictatorship. Communism is a system of organization where all economic activity is controlled by a single political party. Along with communism‚ comes dictatorship. This is the complete power or authority of a dictator
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~ How much power and influence should the government have? Gathering Blue The government shouldn’t have too much power and influence nor too little because there will be some bad side effects. For example‚ in the book Gathering Blue‚ the government is considered to have too much power which isn’t good for many reasons. One reason is it controls the people too much. Also‚ people didn’t want to go in the fields because they feared the beasts‚ which were made up by the government. This shows they are
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It is not what is seen that circles the mind‚ it is the unseen. Books‚ movies and society in general present the “unseen” and the “unknown” to develop the characters and plots. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry illustrates the “unseen” and the “unknown” through the rumors associated with the beasts. Kira‚ the main character‚ along with her friends discover the truth from exploring what society does not see. The “unseen” and “unknown” elements throughout the novel facilitate Kira’s knowledge of the dystopian
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My book Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry was about a girl named Kira who lives in community where things are very weird. Kira had just become an orphan recently when her mother died of the flu. Since her mother died of the flu they had to burn down Kira’s house. Kira came to the grounds where her house was‚ and started to rebuild when a large women comes in and tells her she doesn’t own this space any more because her mother is dead and with Kira’s messed up leg she is useless‚ so they are taking her
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Tahna Lindquist Mrs. Thomas English 5 Dystopian Intro Citizens in Gathering Blue seem to be happy‚ however; they all have a fear of the outside world‚ which is a dystopian characteristic. The Councils‚ the men who govern the town‚ tell the citizens that they should fear the woods and anything beyond the village. Parents’ start at a young age putting fear into the children to stay in their town and to let the councils and the men protect them. Another reason why they fear the out side world
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Darcy Foster 11/11/08 English-4 Imagine being a 15 year old orphan with a permanently injured leg living in a society where only the strong‚ capable people survive and everyone else must fight for their lives. The book “Gathering Blue‚” by Lois Lowry‚ takes place in a world like this one. Kira was raised by her mother in a small village where everyone has their job that they do every day and no one strays from the routine. Since she was born‚ Kira’s mother has fought for her daughter’s life
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