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Kira's mother dies from illness and the village thinks Kira is useless, so Vandora tries to convince the council to feed Kira to the beast. However, the council decides Kira has a talent for mending clothes. Kira learns to mend clothes well and lives happily with friends, though she cannot find blue thread. Her friend Matt goes on a journey and returns with blue thread and Kira's long-lost father.
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- 2. Summary of Gathering Blue Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry inspires us to be thankful for what we have. One day Kiras mother dies from a horrible sickness. Now everyone thinks that Kira her daughter is useless so Vandora tries to convince the council to feed her to the beast .But they decide that kira has a true talent .So she goes to a cottage out in the forest and learns how to fix peoples torn clothes Finally Kira learns how to do it and has a wonderful life with all her friends. She knows how to make every thread color. Except blue so her friend Matt sets off on a journey to find it. And brings back a Bundle of Blue and her father who disappeared when she was a little baby.
- 3. Setting- In the council house
- 6. Conflict- Man VS. Man Because Kira’s convincing the council that she is useful.
- 9. P.O.V- 3rd Person Limited
- 10. Resoulution Kira gets to stay in her Village and have a happily life with her dad and friends.
- 11. Climax- Vandora wants to feed her to the beast.
- 12. Theme- It taught me to never give up and have hope.
- 13. Reasons for the Title ? One reason is because its in the middle of the gathering and Matt goes out to get her Blue thread . 2.Its not a very good place in the village its very blue.