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Description:

A Patch of Blue's power lies in its narrative voice. The reader is exposed to the perceptions of an eighteen year old blind girl. The effect of this narrative voice is freeing; events which we experience every day are given new meaning as we must perceive them in a different way. The colour of a person's skin, the appearance of a person's body or face, these have no meaning from such a perspective. Initial bias based on superficial appearance is impossible. More... (© School Literary Culture by William Taylor; )

Websites about this movie/book:

• A Patch of Blue by Elizabeth Kata
  Very short summary
  http://www.twbookmark.com/books/8/0446314854/ (TimeWarner Bookmark; )
  
  
• A Patch Of Blue by Jerry Goldsmith
  Review of the movie and the music
  http://www.intrada.com/7076.htm (Intrada; )

Websites about Elizabeth Kata:

• We could not find one. Please contact us if you find a site about Elizabeth Kana or A Patch of Blue.