Taha Khan
- 1. Summer Reading ProjectGathering BlueTaha Khan #8
- 2. SummaryGathering Blue ,by Lois Lowry ,tells the story of how to live to be an orphan. In the beginning, Kira’s mother and father are dead. They say her father died when he was hunting and got taken away by a beast . So Kira becomes an orphan. She has a twisted leg so it is not easy for Kira to do a lot of things. Kira tries to make a cot where she used to live before, but her enemy, Vandra, takes her to the Council of Guardians and says she needs to live in the wild because she has no parents. The Council of Guardians lets vandra have the land but, they let Kira stay at the building of the Council of Guardians. Kira works at the building as a sewer. Kira meets friends named Thomas and Matt. Matt and Thomas help Kira in a lot of things. Thomas tells Kira how to operate everything where she is and Matt gives her company and runs around places for her things. Later, when matt is on a long journey he figures out that Kira’s dad is alive, so Matt brings him to Kira. Kira’s dad is blind so he can’t see. Her dad tells them that Jamison, Kira’s caretaker in the Council of Guardian’ tried to kill him because he was a fine hunter. Her dad was wearing a blue shirt. Kira needed blue for the singer’s robe so she asked her dad if she could have the blue on his shirt because it was very rare. She told him that she has been looking for blue for a long time but it is to hard to find . He gives her the blue but he has to go back before Jamison figure out and makes another attempt to kill him.
- 3. SettingThe setting was at the building of the Council of Guardians.
- 4. ProtagonistKirais the protagonist because she has to find a way to live.
- 5. AntagonistVandra is the antagonist because she is trying to take Kira’s land.
- 6. ConflictThe conflict is Man vs. Man.
- 7. P.O.VThe point of view is 3rd person limited.
- 8. ClimaxKira’s dad is alive and he has the blue color for her.
- 9. ResolutionShe can complete the singer’s robe.
- 10. ThemeDon’t give up to easily.
- 11. Why Is It Called Gathering Blue?She needs to find blue for the singer’s robe but blue is to hard to find because it is very rare. When she sees her dad he is wearing a blue shirt so he gives her blue