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#the people who are different and 'less' human (i.e. albert and ettie) are shown to be just as precious and nuanced and worthy of love
thebirdandhersong
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There's a lot that can be analysed in The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne about eugenics, actually
#and the treatment of the Other as well
#not done the book yet so i don't know what the tainted actually ARE or how they came to be but on the human front
#the idea of anyone having physical or mental disabilities or 'imperfections' (and those with speech impediments etc)
#being not only cast out of society but also more likely to be hunted down and killed is horrifying. like. this is a society. this is a post
#apocalyptic futuristic britain where it is so TERRIFYING to live in the 'civilised areas' BECAUSE they literally get rid of anything
#and anyone that looks or acts or is in some way shape or form different
#this is very interesting worldbuilding because it all stems from fear of the supernatural(?) beasts that the humans are afraid of
#and the fear of anything that isn't 'perfectly' human
#idk if jonathan stroud is trying to say something particular in this area but it strikes me as a rather interesting story to tell in our ti
#time
#the people who are different and 'less' human (i.e. albert and ettie) are shown to be just as precious and nuanced and worthy of love
#as the townspeople
#on that note the idea that joe is trying to protect his toddler granddaughter because when the townspeople
#find out she's mute they'll come after this child is deeply deeply disturbing and i'm glad that stroud really isn't
#afraid to show his young readers the depth of how disturbing this kind of thinking is
#reading adventures
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