Breq harbors a part of the ship’s consciousness thus it is a sentient being too. Thus, the main theme is the sentient nature of all entities including the AIs and ancillaries. The protagonist, Breq is out to seek justice for the destruction of the troop carrier Justice of Toren. They are self-aware and conscious and also govern the Radch Empire that dominates the universe. This universe is mostly populated by ancillaries, AIs that control human bodies. Henceforth while Breq is exploring the depths of the universe any encounters that require recognizing gender brings on confusion or incorrect guesswork. Moreover, the language spoken in Breq’s home, Radch, does not accommodate gender-specific discourse apart from the single-gender they acknowledge, female. Leckie writes the whole narrative using one gender-specific pronoun as the Radchaai AI cannot decipher gender. Breq’s statement alludes to the uncertainty of attempting to identify or distinguish an individual by gender. The Radchaai do not recognize or identify through specific genders rather they use female pronouns to acknowledge every person. Radchaai don’t care much about gender.” Breq It wouldn’t have mattered, if I had been in Radch space. “She was probably male, to judge from the angular mazelike patterns quilting her shirt. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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