Welcome to the Corrupt Future
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Key Places
The place where the main character lives is a nameless village. Most of the story takes place in this small village surrounded by woods. The village is governed by the Council of the Guardians. If you are crippled, or become so sick or injured that they are not useful to the village, they are sent to the field of leaving were they die.
When
The book Gathering Blue takes place in a dystopian and distant future. It happens after a terrible catastrophe causing the human race to decrease drastically. This was called the ruin and it caused a technolohy inclined world turn into almost nothing.
Mood
The atmoshpere of the book is bleak and dreary. ¨The Blue¨ represents the hope, selflessness, and peace in Kira's corrupt world where everyone lies. Everyone in the village is poor except for the Guardians. The living conditions are poor as there is no running water, and the sanitation is almost non-existent.
How the Setting Affects the Characters
Kira is effected by the mood in a negative way, because her world is a very bad place to live in. She doesn't have much to do, but to try not to have consequences with the Guardians. Kira's only encouragement is her younger friend Matt, and the blue.
Gathering Blue Book Trailer