Why do love Sara so much but not Julian
Sara actually spoke up against Elara, Julian ducked his head. Sara had to live with the punishment along with I suppose subtle but constant threats from Elara while Julian had manpain about that. Disability among Silvers is uncommon, which means she had to deal with hateful ableism as well. Sara manages to interact with the Scarlet Guard and is trusted by them, Julian supposedly isn’t. Maybe that depends on the POV and his ability, but if his research will be helpful, and if he’d give up his privileges, still has to be seen. It’s like he researches more for his own curiousity. Sara is empathetic, Julian isn’t.
The point is that the narration overestimates Julian while Sara is right there but she’s mostly used only for manpain or plot points like when healing is needed. All I want is Sara to have the same kind of recognition as Julian (at least), or even better, let her speak for herself and show her character instead of Julian representing the “good” Silver all by himself.
I mean, I like nerds. But giving the disabled character a “voice” is more progressive. Aveyard should’ve found a way to let Sara speak sign language.
Food for thought: Imagine Sara happily telling Julian how good it felt to help at Clara’s birth.