Table of Contents
- 1 How would you describe Ramo in The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
- 2 What are some problems Karana faces in Island of the Blue Dolphins?
- 3 Why does Karana jump from the boat?
- 4 What happens when Karana tries to leave the island?
- 5 Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship?
- 6 Who is lurai in island of the Blue Dolphins?
- 7 What are the names of the birds in the island of the Blue Dolphins?
How would you describe Ramo in The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
Ramo is Karana’s younger brother. Always the caring older sister, Karana jumps off the departing ship to be with her brother on the island. Even though Ramo’s time on the island is short, he plays an important role in the book. Ramo somewhat comically – and then tragically – represents the last of the male islanders.
Who is Ramo in The Island of the Blue Dolphins?
Ramo is the six-year-old brother of Karana and Ulate. Their mother passed a few years ago, and their father is Chief Chowig, who is the leader of the tribe that lives on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Ramo’s older sisters have tried to fill in for their mother as best they can.
What are some problems Karana faces in Island of the Blue Dolphins?
nature conflict really begins because Karana is now faced with surviving on a deserted island. She must fend off attacks from wild animals, hunt down food, survive Earthquakes, and survive tsunamis.
What were Karana and Ramo doing when they first saw the ship?
Strangers Come to the Island. The main character, Karana, remembers a day when she and her little brother, Ramo, were digging up roots for the village to eat when they saw a ship in the distance. The ship is approaching their little island.
Why does Karana jump from the boat?
Why did Karana jump from the ship that carried her tribe? She noticed that the blue dolphins were no longer following it. She saw her little brother running with his fishing spear along the cliff. She could not bear to leave the place where her father had died.
How did Karana get a new dog after Rontu 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 happens when Karana tries to leave the island?
She wants to leave because she wants to stay with the people she knows. Unfortunately, Karana’s brother doesn’t make it to the boat on time, so Karana jumps into the water in order to stay on the island with her brother. The attempt fails, and she is forced to return to the island.
What did Karana find out about her people who had left the island many years before?
Karana inquires about the ship that had taken her people many years before, but it is not until much later that she finds out that it had sunk soon after it reached its destination.
Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship?
Cards
Term Where does Ramo go when everyone is on their way to the ship? | Definition Back to the village to get his spear. |
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Term Give an example of man vs. self from the story. | Definition Karana is very lonely while she is on the island by herself. |
What happens to Ramo in island of the Blue Dolphins?
When Karana realizes he is missing as the ship departs, she screams for it to go back, but it doesn’t, so Karana jumps off the ship and swims to shore to take care of Ramo. Karana wants to punish him, but she is so happy to see him that all she can do is hug him as the ship disappears from view.
Who is lurai in island of the Blue Dolphins?
“Lurai” is the name Karana wishes she had had instead of Karana. An otter that Karana finds injured after the Aleuts have left her island. Karana cares for Mon-a-nee until her returns to the sea, and later sees her with her babies playing in the ocean.
What was Ramo’s job in Lord of the flies?
Ramo is given the job of keeping the abalones that Karana and Ulate gathered safe from the seagulls and the wild dogs. Karana narrates, ‘Now that my father was gone, it was not easy to look after Ramo, who was always into some mischief.’ The entire town is in mourning and makes the decision to leave for the mainland.
What are the names of the birds in the island of the Blue Dolphins?
One of the birds Karana tames. “Tainor” is the name of a boy Karana liked before she was stranded on the island. Another of the birds Karana tames. “Lurai” is the name Karana wishes she had had instead of Karana. An otter that Karana finds injured after the Aleuts have left her island.