Karen Downes
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What is the significance of the protagonist being NB? Does it bear on the story in any way at all?
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Laina SpareTime
Why does there need to be a significance?
Yvette45
Well, we learn that within this fictional country that in their language they use genderless pronouns, and for children typically those in puberty they have certain words they use only for the children at that age. I don't think it really bears on the story, it has meaning in the language being used but I wouldn't say it's a big deal to ponder about. There are multiple cultures that actually use language which refers to people in their vocabulary as non-binary but no one bats an eye to it because it's just what they are used to.
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