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Rontu-Aru
In chapters 25 and 26 of //Island Of The Blue Dolphins// by Scott O'Dell, Karana's loyal dog Rontu dies of old age, leading her to capture and tame a new dog. Some people may think Karana replace Rontu with her new dog, but the reader knows that in chapter 26 Karana puts a lot of thought and time into Rontu's grave. While it's true that Karana didn't wait long enough to mourn, the reader also has to realize that she waited a whole season just to capture the dog so she had time to be depressed of Rontu's death. "That winter I did not go to the reef at all," says Karana; which proves that she waited the whole winter even to go to the reef. Although Karana seems really happy with her new dog, the reader knows that Rontu-Aru reminds her of Rontu so she is getting joy from watching him run around like Rontu and do some of the same things that Rontu did.Because Karana picked a dog that looked like Rontu, Karanma shows that she really loves and misses Rontu.

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