Gathering Blue Character Analysis

Imagine being a girl who lost her father and her mom passed away in a world full of cruelty. Maslow is a pyramid that is a Hierarchy of needs. Gathering Blue is a book by Lois Lowry that takes place in the future. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs can compare to each character in Gathering Blue.
Kira is a dynamic character, but she is on the level of safety needs because at first she was poor and had no home. But now she is living in the council of edifice with shelter. On page 2 it states that “Kira had no family nor any home.” It also says that the cott she shared with her mother had been burned. This shows that Kira is going to have no home or parents to live with. Now that he cott is burned down she has to either find a home or build one by

hand. Kira eventually moves up to level Belongingness and love needs because the council of edifice was nice enough to let her live in the corridor where all of the other people with no homes live. On page 49 it states that the “Orphan girl Kira will stay.” It also says that “she will have a new role.” This shows that Kira will have shelter in the corridor of the council of edifice to be safe and she will have a new role.
Vandara is a static character, but she is on level belongingness because she has a lot of friends to protect her if she is fighting anyone or in danger. On pg 15 it says “I’ve returned to rebuild my cott” Kira said. It also says “Your space is gone.” It’s mine now.” This shows that Vandara wants to use Kira’s space for something. Now that Vandara has won and got what she wants Vandara feels accomplished. On pg. This shows that Vandara really wants that space so she is going to lie to the council of edifice and tell them things that aren’t true.