What did Karana and Tutok the Aleut girl do together?

Tutok becomes friends with Karana when they exchange names and play games together during Tutok's short stay on the island. The friendship between the two girls is a very important one since it's based on understanding and communication with each other (even though they don't even speak the same language).

Who is Tutok and what game did Karana play with her?

Karana says good-bye and tells Tutok her name is Won-a-pa-lei, "Girl with the Long Black Hair" (22.12). She doesn't tell her about her secret name. Tutok comes around several more days, and they laugh and play the trading game in the sun. On the third day, Karana tells Tutok her secret name: Karana.

What does Karana tell Tutok before the Aleut girl leaves the island?

As Tutok turns to leave, she asks Karana's name; Karana tells her "Won-a-pa-lei." Tutok comes day after day, and soon the time approaches for her to leave the island. At this point, Karana reveals her secret name. Karana makes a circlet of shells for Tutok, who is grateful to receive such a beautiful gift.

What gift does Karana make for the Aleut girl?

Karana makes an abalone disk circlet for Tutok's hair. She misses Tutok when the Aleut girl leaves the island with the hunting group.

Why is Karana afraid of the Aleut girl?

(page number). Karana was afraid the Aleut girl would find her cave because lots of different types of food grew in the ravine near her cave (page number). Karana hates and fears the Aleuts because they killed her father and most of her people. The Aleuts have guns.

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When the Aleuts come What does Karana do to hide from them?

Karana hides the canoe in the cave below the headland near her home. She notices a ship on the horizon and believes that it belongs to the Aleuts because it has two red sails. Karana packs her belongings, and she and Rontu move into the cave near the ravine to avoid being seen by the hunters.

How does Karana react when she notices the Aleut ship coming to the island?

She is angry with the Aleuts, for the otter they are hunting are her friends, and she fears the Aleuts will hunt them to extinction.

What does Tutok look like?

Physical Description. The first thing the reader learns about Tutok is that she has long dark hair that shines in the light from the cooking fire. When Karana encounters her later, in Chapter 21, she describes Tutok as somewhat short, with a broad face and small black eyes.

What gift does the Aleut girl leave for Corona at the opening of the cave?

When Karana returns, she knows someone has been at her cave. She looks fearfully around, not daring to enter. All she finds, however, is a necklace of beautiful black rocks left at the entrance of the cave.

What does Karana think the Aleut ship looks like at first?

Karana begins her tale by describing the driving force of the narrative, the arrival of the Aleut ship. Karana spots the ship in the distance, and describes it first as a "shell afloat on the sea," then as a "gull with folded wings." These comparisons show how Karana blurs distinctions between reality and perception.

When had the Aleuts come back?

Recap of Chapter 20

Tall Rock is where the cormorants nest, and Karana kills several so she can make a skirt. In Black Cave, Karana and Rontu discover the skeletons of people who died long ago, and she vows to never return. Shortly after, the Aleuts come back to the island. This time, they have a girl with them.

What happened in chapter 21 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

During this time, Karana begins making a fancy new skirt from those cormorant feathers. She sews carefully to make the skirt as elegant and beautiful as possible. As the days pass, Karana begins to feel safe knowing that the Aleuts will be leaving soon. One day, she takes the skirt outside so she can see it in the sun.

What does Rontu look like?

Unlike the other dogs, which have brown fur and brown eyes, Rontu has yellow eyes and gray fur (he is also much larger than the average dog of the island). Though Rontu and Karana are enemies at the beginning of the novel, they become friends after Karana injures Rontu and then nurses him back to health.

What happens in chapter 25 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

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The Aleuts never return to the island and the otters start to migrate to Tall Rock during the summer. Eventually, even the otters stop their migration, which is when Karana knows that there are no otters left that remember the Aleuts.

What happens in chapter 24 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 24 of Island of the Blue Dolphins is a turning point for Karana. She rescues a couple more animals and eventually reunites with her otter friend, Mon-a-nee. After she realizes that Mon-a-nee is acting as the mother to two babies, Karana decides that she's done killing animals for good.

What happens in chapter 22 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In chapter 22 of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' by Scott O'Dell, the Aleuts have returned to the island and Karana has been discovered by the Aleut girl. In this lesson, we will find out the consequences for Karana's friendship with Tutok.

How did Karana get a new dog after Rontus death?

How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu's death? She put a mixture into the spring water to make the dogs go to sleep. Their ship had sunk in the storm, then their was no other ship.

Is the Island of the Blue Dolphins based on a true story?

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a work of historical fiction based on the life of an American Indian woman who spent 18 years in isolation on San Nicolas Island, one of eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California.

What happens in chapter 18 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In Chapter 18, Karana is enjoying spring on the island. The flowers are blooming and birds are singing in a way that she can't help but appreciate the beauty around her. After two birds with red heads and yellow bodies build a nest nearby, Karana watches the pair take turns sitting on their eggs.

What caused Rontu's death?

Rontu gets attacked by the devilfish. Rontu walks the cliffs with Karana. When the Aleuts return to town, Rontu meets up with his former owner, Tutok. Rontu dies.

Why does Karana give MON a nee a new name?

Karana saves an otter from the kelp bed in Chapter 23 after the Aleutian hunters leave. Instead of killing the otter as the Aleuts would have done, she heals him and names him Mon-a-nee. Their relationship represents a different approach to the natural world.

What is karanas secret name in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

It's after this time together that she tells Tutok her secret name: Karana (22.12).

How does Karana feel about the Aleuts hunting?

Karana is angry that the Aleuts are killing so many otters. She enjoys watching the playful animals and considers them her friends. Karana is afraid that there will be no otters left. The chief and the villagers watch the hunting crew day and night.

Who were the Aleuts in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Aleuts are people who are natives of a Russian island. The leader of the Aleuts, Captain Orlov reassures Chowig that this time they will do their own hunting and will pay the villagers with half of their catch.

Why has Captain Orlov and the Aleuts come to the island?

Captain Orlov is the leader of the Russian hunters who come to the Island of the Blue Dolphins to hunt for otters. He's a shifty guy who promises that he has come in peace, but in the end, he betrays Chief Chowig.