In The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, the theme that people are not inferior because they are different, is developed by the dialogue. One example of the theme being developed by the dialogue is when, El Patron dies before they get to use Matts organs Mr. Alacrán says, “I’m here to inform you we no longer need your services,”(Farmer 232). Matt thought after El Patron died he would become the ruler of the country, but because he is a clone they are only using him for his organs. Even though, Matt was the same person as El Patron they still thought of him as less of a person. Another illustration of the theme, is before Matt runs away to Aztlan when Tam Lin says, “Here's a dirty little secret… Now one can tell the difference between
