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==In chapter 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 that Karana's decision to get another dog proves how Rontu was unimportant, but the reader knows that Karana spent a long winter mourning Rontu and was as lonely as ever. On one hand Karana says "...I forgot he was not Rontu" in chapter 26; but on the other hand Karana missed Rontu so much, and the fact that he is Rontu's son makes it okay that she mixed them up. She was just trying to remember their time together. Karana might seem to have tried to replace Rontu very quickly with any old dog, but Karana kept on looking till she got the exact dog she wanted: Rontu's son. Because Rontu was such a special dog, Karana shows that Rontu was very important to her.==