Theme: Moral delopment

In the third hapter, Karana was worried that the hunters will kill all the otters. She treats the otters as her own friend. Karana once told her father that there was scarcely a dozen otters left in the beds around coral cove but her father laughed at her foolishess and said many still live in other places around the island. But karana's father was concerned that the hunters will leave without paying. In chapter 8, Ramo left the hut and was found dead the next day. The wild dogs have killed her brother and she followed the dogs to thier cave to seek ravenge upon her brother's death. In chapter 15, Karana shows compassion and love for animals. She have stopped killing the dogs. Once she found a wounded leader, she brought it home and nurse it. After 4 days of nursing the dog, she names it Rontu. In chapter 19, theres one part which Rontu was grabbed by the tentacles of the devilfish and Karana saved Rontu. This shows that Karana have changed into a compassionate and caring person towards animals. In chapter 24, Karana said that she will not kil another animal because she made them her friends. This really shows the change of sttitude Karana have for the animals.