Inequalities In Gathering Blue

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 one of the many people that are not treated fairly due to their physicalities. On page 18 it’s clearly stated that Vandara and the women do not want her there because of her twisted leg. They say “We don’t want you here. You don’t belong in the village anymore. You’re worthless, with that leg.” It’s not true that she is worthless with her leg being the way it is. Not just Kira is being treated unfairly because of her injury. A woman named Camilla was sent to the field to die because she broke her arm. In our life, we just go to the doctor to get our arm taken care of. In their alternative universe, they are sent to die because of something like that. It’s not fair to anyone that they should be sent to die
People were dying and frightened as a result of things not being fair. People were forced to do things they didn’t want to and they lived lifestyles that were not healthy. Their rights were taken away while others were given more rights. People were graded for their values and the most valuable lived in the Edifice building with luxury while others lived in the Fen with filthy surroundings. Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.
-Ellen DeGeneres
We should be graded on those values and not out wealth or talents like how it was in Gathering