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The Island Of The Blue Dolphins Analysis
The Island of the Blue Dolphins is about a 12-year-old Ghalas-at Indian girl named Karana who was stranded on the Island of the Blue Dolphins and what she did to survive. The story starts out with a visit to the island by Captain Orlov and the Aleuts who came to the island to hunt otters so they can sell the pelts. Captain Orlov makes a deal with Chief Chowig the leader of the Ghalas-ats to give the tribe half of the pelts they collected; however, Captain Orlov reneges on the deal. A fight breaks out, and many of the Ghalas-at Indians were killed including Chief Chowig.
After a period of mourning the Ghalas-ats selected Kimki, one of the village elders as their new chief. Overcome by grief, he leaves the island and sails to the mainland in
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