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Rontu's Importance?

In Chapter 25 and 26 of Island Of The Blue Dolphin, by Scott O'dell, Karana's layal dog Rontu dies of old age, Leading her to capture a new dog. Some people may think Karana's decision to get another dog proves how important Rontu was to her, but the reader Karana's decision to get another dog proves how unimportant Rontu was to her. It may seem that the natural thin got say is that she he was important to her, however she just replaced him. Karana might seem like she just needs Rontu's son, but in chapter 25 she tries to have a pet fox first to replace him, but that didn't work out. Because she loved Rontu, Karana doesn't think he was so important by replacing him.