Homework for 26th class

I think the writer chose this story because it is a real thing so it won't feel like a fake one. This story also can teach people about what happened before. The most meaningful part is how Karana survived in the Island of the Blue Dolphins. 

I think I can learn something from that. 

Island of the Blue Dolphins is based on the true story of Juana Maria，a Nicoleno Indian left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island. It is a historical novel. Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, at the era when exploiting the Western. Part of this book comes from his memory. When he was young, he and his friends often went to where the Indians had lived before. They played on the old canoe. So he know many things about the Indians.

This book shows a really brave girl. Her 18 years life on the island is very difficult. For me, I think this book show me some character, such as brave, unremitting, clever. It told me that we should never lose hope and we should try to find pleasure when we were in a bad situation.

The author lived near the boundary of America and Mexico, so he got in touch with native American a lot. According to what he said, he wrote the book to express his anger caused by invation to his home and violation toward animals. After he handed in the book to his manager, he was told that it was a good book for children to read. What a coincidence!

This book reminds me of the book The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. The story is similar to that story. And I am impressed by the character Karana and her close relation with wild animals.