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RR: If I was Karana I would be scared to see a random person get off a ship and claim that he "wants peace" because you don't know him and don't know what he really wants.

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RR: If I was Karana I would be scared to see a random person get off a ship and claim that he "wants peace" because you don't know him and don't know what he really wants.

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Karana and Ramo saw a ship, which Ramo thought was a large canoe. When the ship stopped the Chief of Ghalas got off the ship and said "I come in peace and wish to parley."

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Many of their tribe had killed otters for beads to wear around their necks, their tribe would go to the cliff each night to count the number of otters they killed during the day.

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RR: I think Captain Orlov should have paid Karana's dad before he tried to leave because now they might have a problem and Karana's dad might not let Captain Orlov leave.

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RR: I think Captain Orlov should have paid Karana's dad before he tried to leave because now they might have a problem and Karana's dad might not let Captain Orlov leave.

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Captain Orlov killed an otter and was supposed to pay Karana's father but didn't so when Captain Orlov wanted to leave with his men Karana's father was very upset.

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Kimki portioned work for all the tribes and Kimki gave Karana and Ulape the task of gathering abalones, which is a type of shellfish.

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The setting is a warm island with a canyon that winds down to a little harbor which is called Coral Cove.

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This novel is written from Karana's point of view. She is trying to escape the island because the Aleuts want her. Her brother and father die so she has to heal and fix what has gone on. Karen has a secret name that is Wowza.

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Karana is a nice young lady who has a big tribe as "family". Karana has a lot of responsibilities as a young girl.

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Ramo is Karana's little brother, and he is the one who gets left behind when the white men come to the island to remove the Natives. Ramo dies because a pack of wild dogs kill him.

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The Aleutian hunters are destructive and violent, they kill all of the otters, and end up killing Karana's Father.

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Tutok travels with the Aleutian hunters. Karana and Tutok are really good friends. Even tho Tutok travels with the Aleutian hunters she is not violent and does not agree with the Aleutian's choices.

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Chief Chowig is the father of Karana, Ulape, and Ramo. He is also the leader of the people of Ghalasat. He believes the Aleuts are incapable of friendship. Chief Chowig gets killed by the Russian men.

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Ulape is Karana's sister, Ulape is the one who notices Tutok before anyone else. Ulape is in love with Nanko. Ulape and Karana are into female traditions like when they leave the island for good they paint blue lines on their nose to resemblance that they are not married yet.

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Nanko is the man who brings the news that the ship that has landed on the island is not the Aleuts. Nanko is the messenger in the novel.

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He is the leader of the Russian hunters who came to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to hunt for otters. He is a liar, and promised that he has come in peace.

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RR: I feel bad for Ulape because her and Karana used to be very close and when Tutok and Karana became friends Ulape was kind of pushed to the side.

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RR: I feel bad for Ulape because her and Karana used to be very close and when Tutok and Karana became friends Ulape was kind of pushed to the side.

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Ulape sees a Aleutian Girl and soon after she sees her Karana and the Aleutian girl become friends, her name is Tutok.

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Karana was raised to live in peace with the other member of her tribe, as well as the creatures of land and sea. Friendships help you out of tough situations sometimes because you have someone that is their for you.

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Karana's community has learned to survive by using the resources on the island, unlike the Russians that intrude on the island. When the people of her community are killed, Karana is forced to apply these skills of independence more that she would have before, she hunts her own food, builds her own shelters, and makes her own clothing and weapons.

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When Karana was young she had a pretty easy life. Her family provided her with her basic needs, and she had a lot of time for leisure. Karana's circumstances suddenly changed, so she leaned that if she wanted to survive she would have to develop a more dependable spirit.

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Ulape and Karana were very close as young kids. Ulape discovers a Aleutian girl and soon Ulape and Karana don't have a strong bond anymore.

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Karana's fathers words were always obeyed. He did not want his tribe going to the Aleut camp and the Aleut camp did not come to their village.

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RR: If I was Karana I would be freaked out if someone was running toward me and I didn't know who it was at first

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RR: If I was Karana I would be freaked out if someone was running toward me and I didn't know who it was at first

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Ramo climbed over the cliff, and while he was gone Karana saw a man running across the dunes, it was Nanko and he was carrying a messafe from Matasaip.