Forgiveness-(Eswary)

Karana did not kill the dogs even though they killed her brother.She forgived them.Even though Ramo had caused Karana miss the ship...Karana did forgive him in some kind of way....Tuok was differnent from the other aleuts who came..She was much more friendly.When karana told the secrect name to Tuok..it showed the forgiveness...

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The Aleuts make to leave despite Chowig's warning. Chowing steps in the way of one of the Aleuts carrying pelts back to the ship, and a skirmish breaks out. Many of the villagers are killed, and the Aleuts escape back to their ship, leaving the chest and a few of the remaining otter pelts on the beach. Karana's father is killed in the battle, and she and the other villagers agree that it was because Chowig told Orlov his secret name that he was unable to properly defend himself and was killed. What did Karana do when her father was killed? When karana's father Chowig died the whole village including Karana was in deep sadness, but she did not loss hope. When Karana awakes the next morning, Ramo is gone. She realizes that he must have gotten up early to go for the canoe, and goes to the beach to wait for him. When Ramo does not arrive at the beach, Karana returns to the village. Ramo is not there either, so she heads towards the cliff where the canoes are stored. On her way there, she hears the barking of dogs off in the distance. When Karana reaches the spot the noise is coming from, she finds Ramo dead, surrounded by the pack of dogs. She carries Ramo back to the village, and the dogs follow her all the way. She chases them away with a club, and follows them back to their lair, three hills distant. Karana considers setting a fire and pushing it into the dogs' cave, but she does not have enough brush. Instead, she returns to the village and sits up all night by her brother's body, vowing one day to kill the wild dogs. When Ramo died she was devastated as he was the only companion she had. Now that Ramo is dead she has no one to keep her company throughout the hard survival. As there was no companion for her she is lonely thorughout. But she does not lose hope and find herself freinds. When Rontu her dog died she was more devastated than when her brother Ramo died, because Rontu was the second relation she had and it was the second chance and second hope for her and it was gone when Rotu died. http://http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/dolphins/section11.rhtml

Survival

Karana, a Native American girl, is accidentally left alone when her people abandon their island home off the coast of California. After a failed attempt to leave the island in a leaky canoe, Karana decides to build a house and learn to hunt while waiting to be rescued. Her isolation from humans teaches her how to co-exist peacefully with the local wildlife, even the wild dog she considers her worst enemy. After many years, missionaries come to the island, and Karana, yearning for human companionship, goes with them to the mainland. A fictional reconstruction of a true story, Island of the Blue Dolphins depicts a character whose courage and determination help her survive against nearly impossible odds.

From : http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/litcons/dolphins/guide.cfm

Moral development-By lavanes(done by me)

In moral development ,(Chapter 3) Karana has talked to her father about the aleuts killing the otter but in any ways her father did not care as for him it was a profit of an add to their gains as there are left with more food and and facilities which you can get from an otter. Not only that, since Karana's father thought that there were alot of otters around the island he did not mind. But when Karana is stranded loosing her brother she had to kill the otters herself for survival. Soon after making friends with some animals in the island she decide not to kill those animals such as the otter for their sinews and fur for cap and clothing for winter. She even stop killing cormorant for their beautiful feather and even though she doesn't like they way they make ugly noises to talk.

She even did more.....

When her brother was killed by the wild dogs mainly by the leader she went to the lair(already killed five from their pack) just to aim for the leader which she use her and attack. The leader finally got hurt and was disappeared soon when Karana finds him injure badly by her but instead of killing him with the spear she held she, brought him back and nurse him until he cure so by time fly they become finds and spent alot of time together.

Lavanes-moral development(taken from internet.)

Moral Development
When Karana is first left alone on the island, her moral ideology is more or less identical to that of her people. As the story progresses, however, Karana develops her own moral code. The laws of Karana's tribe forbid women from making weapons, a fact that Karana struggles with constantly as she pits superstition against necessity. The first time she makes weapons, she is very fearful; the second time she is less fearful but still nervous; the third time, when she makes the spear to catch the devilfish, she does so without any misgivings. Indeed, she makes that spear almost as a hobby, for catching devilfish is not a necessity. Another way in which Karana departs from her tribe's rituals is through her friendship with Tutok. After the incident with Captain Orlov, the people of Ghalas-at become the sworn enemies of the Aleuts. Karana, however, gives Tutok a chance, even though she is an Aleut and potentially very dangerous.

Eventually, Karana eve learns to trust someone she had formerly considered an enemy. A final way in which Karana divulges from the ideology of her people is her decision not to kill any more animals. Hunting and killing animals was a necessary part of her tribe's economy, but Karana no longer wishes to kill animals because she sees them as very much like people. Karana admits that her friends and family would likely find her decision that animals are like people amusing, but she has come to it through her own experience sticks by it.

Survival-Joyce

Karana is forcing herself to forget her pain of her brother's death.She was the only one left on the island and she knew that she had to survive.
She manage to make friends with wild animals on the island,learned how to make weapons for food,defence,attack and had to find materials for them,search for drinkable water in order to stay alive...
Live's too hard for her,resources on the island isn't much,sooner or later all will be gone.She still have to leave the island.She wanted to believe that someone will come back for her,someday...

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When she was living alone in the island have tested her resilience. When the ship did not returned for her for eighteen years, she never shows sign of despair and disappointed.

When her brother was killed by the wild dogs, she did not leave her brother's body but carried with her to the cave and everywhere. She did not felt lonely, but she was brave to accept the truth.