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Actors: Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Island of the Blue Dolphins |
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Karana is a young native woman living on an island off the coast of California with her tribe. But trouble starts when white men visit the island. When a dispute between the visitors and the tribe occurs over the right to hunt otter, the tribe finds itself in danger and decides to leave the island. They set off on a ship, but Karana's younger brother Ramo jumps into the ocean. Karana jumps off to save him, and they find themselves stranded on the island.
Then, Ramo is killed by wild dogs. Karana finds herself isolated on the island. While she waits for rescue, she must risk hunting in order to survive, even though it is forbidden for women in her tribe. Can Karana survive long enough for help to come?
--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Island of the Blue Dolphins |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- surviving natural elements
Terrain
- island
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- fight for survival
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
Water?
Yes
Island?
Yes
Island:
- food/shelter preoccupation
- stranded
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- 1
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
Is this movie based on a
- book
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