Gossip directs Kira into believing that her father was killed from the beasts, however this represents the “unknown” that shapes Kira’s character. Physically impaired and left without family, Kira struggles to survive on her own. Although she encounters several obstacles, she has no choice but to keep moving on. The beasts, otherwise known as the “unknown,” are the one element that triggers fear for Kira throughout the novel. The beast do not represent the wild animals, however, they symbolize the physically flawed individuals in society. Matt describes the “beasts” saying “Them be all broken, them people…Like you. Some don’t walk good. Some be broken in other ways” (210). Several times throughout the novel, readers think of the beasts as horrific animals but truly they are people who are physically impaired. Annabella, a four syllable woman, foreshadows that the beasts are not what they are described as when she says “There be no beast” (122). Lowry clears shows readers that Kira has nothing to fear because the beasts are just people like
Gossip directs Kira into believing that her father was killed from the beasts, however this represents the “unknown” that shapes Kira’s character. Physically impaired and left without family, Kira struggles to survive on her own. Although she encounters several obstacles, she has no choice but to keep moving on. The beasts, otherwise known as the “unknown,” are the one element that triggers fear for Kira throughout the novel. The beast do not represent the wild animals, however, they symbolize the physically flawed individuals in society. Matt describes the “beasts” saying “Them be all broken, them people…Like you. Some don’t walk good. Some be broken in other ways” (210). Several times throughout the novel, readers think of the beasts as horrific animals but truly they are people who are physically impaired. Annabella, a four syllable woman, foreshadows that the beasts are not what they are described as when she says “There be no beast” (122). Lowry clears shows readers that Kira has nothing to fear because the beasts are just people like