What happened in chapter 23 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

By Scott O'Dell

Karana sees one of the wounded otters in a bed of kelp and realizes he's still alive. She takes him to a tide pool where he can heal. Karana brings fish to the otter every day as the otter grows and heals.

What is the mood of Chapter 23 in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Chapter 23: After the Aleuts

After the Aleuts leave in their ship, taking Tutok with them, Karana finds many wounded otter. This makes her sad, and she spends a few days putting the ones that are too badly wounded to live out of their misery. But then she finds a young otter that has a long gash on its back.

What happens in Chapter 24 in 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 25 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

By Scott O'Dell

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 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.

Island of the Blue Dolphins-Chapter 23

How does Karana feel after Tutok leaves the island in Chapter 22?

After Tutok leaves, she looks out onto the same view and feels lonely. The island seems quiet without Tutok. Instead of talking to Rontu, Karana now imagines conversations with Tutok.

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.

What happened in Chapter 26 in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

In Chapter 26 of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'', Karana mourns the loss of her beloved Rontu. To ease her loss, she attempts different ways of capturing a new companion.

What happens in chapter 27 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana soon sees a huge wave (tsunami) coming towards the island, and she runs to escape by climbing a cliff. She climbs as high as she can but is soaked by a second, larger ocean wave. Once the water retreats, Karana leaves the cliff for the safety of her shelter.

What happens in chapter 29 of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana sees three men set up camp on the shore. Karana decides to meet them and she prepares to leave the island. She puts on her otter cape, cormorant skin dress, and black stone necklace. The men spot the smoke from her fire and visit Karana at her home.

Is Island of the Blue Dolphins 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.

How old is Karana in Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana, only 12 years old at the book's beginning, turns out to be adept at hunting, building and tool-making, and quickly becomes a strong, capable young woman surviving in an unforgiving wilderness.

How did Karana tame Rontu?

Rontu walks to Karana's feet and dies. Later, Karana spots a wild dog that looks like Rontu. She decides he must be Rontu's son. Karana traps him and trains him, calling him Rontu-Aru.

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.

Why didn't Karana leave the island?

Karana left the island because she could not bear to live there alone another day; yet when she returned she felt happy. List four things that made Karana fell happy.

How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu's 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.

What happened in Chapter 28 in island of the Blue Dolphins?

Karana runs home to put on her otter cape and cormorant skirt. She grabs her box with the earrings and necklace, and with Rontu-Aru, goes to Coral Cove to meet the men. She runs by the hill of her ancestors toward the men, but can no longer hear them. At her fire, there are footsteps but no people.

What happens to Karana at the end of the novel?

Two more years pass and Karana finally gets her happy ending. A ship full of white men arrive on the island. Though Karana doesn't speak their language, she understands that they will take her to safety. She packs up her pet birds and Rontu-Aru, and she leaves for the mainland.

How did Karana learn what happened to her tribe?

Karana tries to ask the men about the ship that brought her people to the mainland, but they don't understand her. We learn that after Karana reaches Mission Santa Barbara on the mainland, she finds out that the ship carrying her people sank. No wonder the ship never returned to rescue her.

Who is Rontu Aru in island of the Blue Dolphins?

Rontu-Aru. Literally "son of Rontu," this is Rontu's son, who Karana befriends after Rontu dies. Rontu-Aru is so similar to Rontu that Karana often forgets that they are not one in the same.

What did Karana find in the black 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 is Xuchal?

xuchal. ground up sea shells and wild tobacco used as a sleeping potion.

Who killed Rontu from Island of the Blue Dolphins?

Rontu and Forgiveness

At the end of Chapter 8, Karana vows revenge against the dog pack for killing her brother (8.50). We see that she manages to shoot Rontu in the chest in Chapter 15.

Who dies in the island of Blue Dolphin?

Rontu, in Island of the Blue Dolphins, dies next to Karana after leaving her to return to his former cave home, and becoming too weak to return to...

What is Xuchal made of?

Next she tries xuchal, which is made from ground-up seashells and wild tobacco. This works much better, and after drinking from a xuchal contaminated pond, the pack of dogs quickly falls asleep.