A Yellow Raft In Blue Water Analysis
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water We all experience paradigm shifts throughout our daily lives. After I survived cancer my perceptions on life changed. I learned that people should live their lives to the fullest, and to just be themselves. These ideas of getting the most out of life and being true to one’s nature may be applied to the characters in the book A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. The author, Michael Dorris, portrays the lives of three women, and as each woman’s life unfolds, the reader experiences paradigm shifts. One’s perceptions change after learning more about each character’s background. The three characters about whom my perception changes is Rayona, Christine, and Aunt Ida. The first character about whom my perception changes is
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She seems like a stubborn, quiet, and mean old woman. I learned Ida’s mother was very sick, when she was growing up. When Ida was thirteen years old, her Aunt Clara always came over to stay, and help Ida’s mother through her illness. When Clara became pregnant by Ida’s father, they wanted Ida to pretend she was the one pregnant instead. Aunt Ida had to the face shame in public because people thought she was pregnant without being married. When Christine was born, Ida takes care of her for over a month. Clara wants to give up Christine for adoption: Aunt Ida refuses to give up Christine by saying, “This paper says differently. This paper says what everyone on this reservation knows. That it was me, Ida, who had to leave in shame. That it was me, Ida, who came back alone with a baby the image of my father. That it was me, Ida, who’s raised her every day. Mama knows it was me who bore her.” Aunt Ida decides that Clara cannot have any contact with her daughter Christine. Ida shows she loves Christine by saying, “You could be a beauty operator.” She says this after Christine does a horrible job on her hair. Later Ida meets Willard Pretty Dog, and became pregnant with Willard’s son Lee. Ida realizes, she does not have to pretend to act stupid around anybody, and she became an independent mother. Even after Clara betrayed Ida, she still decides to take care of Christine. Aunt Ida seems like a caring mother, and strong
She seems like a stubborn, quiet, and mean old woman. I learned Ida’s mother was very sick, when she was growing up. When Ida was thirteen years old, her Aunt Clara always came over to stay, and help Ida’s mother through her illness. When Clara became pregnant by Ida’s father, they wanted Ida to pretend she was the one pregnant instead. Aunt Ida had to the face shame in public because people thought she was pregnant without being married. When Christine was born, Ida takes care of her for over a month. Clara wants to give up Christine for adoption: Aunt Ida refuses to give up Christine by saying, “This paper says differently. This paper says what everyone on this reservation knows. That it was me, Ida, who had to leave in shame. That it was me, Ida, who came back alone with a baby the image of my father. That it was me, Ida, who’s raised her every day. Mama knows it was me who bore her.” Aunt Ida decides that Clara cannot have any contact with her daughter Christine. Ida shows she loves Christine by saying, “You could be a beauty operator.” She says this after Christine does a horrible job on her hair. Later Ida meets Willard Pretty Dog, and became pregnant with Willard’s son Lee. Ida realizes, she does not have to pretend to act stupid around anybody, and she became an independent mother. Even after Clara betrayed Ida, she still decides to take care of Christine. Aunt Ida seems like a caring mother, and strong