Analysis Of Tutu Max In The Blue Skin Of The Sea

Graham Salisbury, the author of the Blue Skin of the Sea develops the character by describing to the readers how they think, act, and what they say. “Tutu Max was driving the car, as usual. Next to her Grampa Joe looked like a pet dog,” (pg. 25) This shows that the author described the action of the character to show Tutu Max’ personality, that Tutu Max is a woman in charge, to the readers. Furthermore, the author also mentions how the characters think, “And though some people made a big deal out of the race you were, Aunty Pearl had never cared that my mother was Caucasian, a haole.” (pg. 31) This explains how Aunty Pearl thinks in the story, as the author used the character’s thoughts to shows that Aunty Pearl is a caring woman who doesn’t