Gathering Blue | Social Sensitivity
Lowry demonstrates a sensitivity to people with handicaps and the way they are often resented by "normal" people in the world, either because they are seen "not to contribute" or because they are shown special consideration for their handicaps that others are not. Kira has been taught to be ashamed of her deformity, but she refuses to let it make her less of a person. Like many other people with handicaps, her physical weakness is compensated by her mental resolve and her extraordinary talents.
Gathering Blue also demonstrates that there are many people in the world who...
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