Lorna's Box Theory In Ricochet River

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Many people in the world can do something that catches people’s attention, like playing a sport, singing, acting, or cool tricks. Being labeled for something isn’t that great. In Ricochet River, Robin Cody uses Lorna’s box theory as a metaphor to create how people are categorizing others in groups where they think others should be in. Lorna and Wade discussed how people are being put in boxes like in factories for something they can do best. People will see others as a specific label, like for something embarrassing they did, being labeled as someone’s girlfriend, being non-American, or something that catches people’s attention and make assumptions. This is what people in Calamus are doing because they are stereotyping others. Lorna and Wade