What Is The Moral Of Gathering Blue

into more civilized beings. Maslow’s Hierarchy theory, has 5 levels that can describe almost every living thing. Gathering Blue is a fiction book that takes place far in the future and the protagonist Kira has characteristics of every level. Kira is the main character of Gathering Blue that has many similarities to the 5 levels of Maslow's Hierarchy.

Maslow’s Hierarchy has two lower levels, such as Physiological and safety. Some characteristics of physiological can be breathing, food, water, and sleep. One level up is safety and some characteristics of safety can be the security of body, employment, and health. When Kira's mother dies Kira is left homeless and without food and water, but Kira rises up and starts to build a shelter. According to Maslow’s Hierarchy, the lowest level requires a shelter. This proves that Kira is moving up the levels from physiological to safety. As Kira is being prosecuted for having land and being crippled, but in the result, Kira’s hobby of weaving produces a job offer. This job offer comes with a new house with food and an abundance of resources. Two key criteria of safety are to have the security of employment and resources which Kira as a hefty amount of.
Belonging makes up of friendship and family. Esteem composes of self-esteem, respect of others, and others respecting you. Kira has become on level of belonging, for example she has gotten a friend named Thomas, Thomas is a carver that lives next door to Kira. “I shall bring my lunch tray to your quarters, Kira” Thomas said. This proves that Kira made at least one friend. As Kira is planting the plant that creates blue she climbs up to esteem, she wants to make her village a better place. In Gathering Blue Kira has confidence that she can make her village a better place. In confidence Kira declares that the wants to make her village a better place which verifies that she rises up it the esteem