Gathering Blue-Lois Lowery
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. It is a form of government, mostly ruled by one upper class person. Throughout Gathering Blue, written by Lois Lowry and published in 2000, they lived in a community where freedom of speech was not accepted. The society Kira, her family and friends live in is a communist dictatorship which in the end, does not work out for them. 3 points:
- prove how society is communist
-prove dictatorship
-prove why it doesn’t work
Thesis:
In a communist society an individual is limited in their ability to speak freely, their environment, their education, and their future. This is all controlled by the dictator.
Body Paragraph 1 Intro:
To begin, the society that Kira lives in is a communist dictatorship. Children living in these societies regularly have troubles adapting to the environment around them. Children living in the council of Edifice, all have a certain task that they need to have completed by the week of the Ruin’s Song performance.
Point:
Kira, a young and disabled girl is sent to live in the Council of Edifice. Kira has a special talent for embroidery, and is kept at the council so she can remake the Singer’s Robe for the ceremony at the end of each year. There is just one problem. The certain colour that Kira needs is blue. She uses thread and dyes them the color she needs. Blue is very rare, and not usually found in the village. If she cannot find the dye, then she will not be able to complete the robe. This creates many complications throughout Kira’s
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. It is a form of government, mostly ruled by one upper class person. Throughout Gathering Blue, written by Lois Lowry and published in 2000, they lived in a community where freedom of speech was not accepted. The society Kira, her family and friends live in is a communist dictatorship which in the end, does not work out for them. 3 points:
- prove how society is communist
-prove dictatorship
-prove why it doesn’t work
Thesis:
In a communist society an individual is limited in their ability to speak freely, their environment, their education, and their future. This is all controlled by the dictator.
Body Paragraph 1 Intro:
To begin, the society that Kira lives in is a communist dictatorship. Children living in these societies regularly have troubles adapting to the environment around them. Children living in the council of Edifice, all have a certain task that they need to have completed by the week of the Ruin’s Song performance.
Point:
Kira, a young and disabled girl is sent to live in the Council of Edifice. Kira has a special talent for embroidery, and is kept at the council so she can remake the Singer’s Robe for the ceremony at the end of each year. There is just one problem. The certain colour that Kira needs is blue. She uses thread and dyes them the color she needs. Blue is very rare, and not usually found in the village. If she cannot find the dye, then she will not be able to complete the robe. This creates many complications throughout Kira’s