The Owl House And The Importance Of Embracing Neurodivergent Characters
The Owl House has become a bastion of representation for so many since it burst onto the scene in 2020. It depicts myriad queer characters in happy relationships and confident in their identities, providing an experience for young viewers to confide in and potentially find themselves throughout Luz Noceda’s adventures in The Boiling Isles.
While its queer themes are undeniably groundbreaking, there’s also brilliance to be found in how the show embraces people who are simply built a little different. Appearing as a guest on Cissy Jones and Sarah Nicole-Robles’ weekly recap show, creator Dana Terrace touched on how The Owl House has always aimed to focus on characters who look, feel, and act a little different to those firmly in the norm, giving them a space to shine and be who they are without societal systems seeking to constantly hold them down.
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From the opening episode it’s been clear that protagonist Luz Noceda exists in a world that doesn’t necessarily agree with who she is. The first scene has her being scolded for causing trouble at school and failing to focus on her work. She much prefers to get lost in her own world, or focus on interests that aren’t forced upon her in ways that perhaps her mind just isn’t able to accommodate. Reading fantasy novels and writing fanfiction is far more interesting than fitting in or making friends, even if it means finding herself into accidental isolation and unable to push forward as the person she ultimately wants to be.
This leads to her literally being sent to a camp that seeks to place young people back inside a figurative box, having them abide by societal conventions and stop causing trouble for those
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