Land Of The Blue Robbins Summary

TITLE: ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLOHINS
AUTHOR: SCOTTO’DELL
PUBLISHER: PENGUIN GROUP
PUBLICATION DATE: 1960
MAIN CHARACTERS
Karana: She is the protagonist. When the Aleuts invade her homeland and the natives fled, Karana and her brother are left behind to fend for themselves.
SECONDARY CHARACTERS
Ramo: This was Karana’s younger brother. He is however killed shortly after the island is deserted by a pack of hungry, wild dogs.
Ulape: Karana’s older sister. Ulape manages to escape with the natives and therefore is not mentioned much in the novel. Her sister as sometimes vain and shallow describes her but she is one of the characters Karana misses the most while she is stuck on the island by herself.
Tutok: An Aleut girl, Karana befriends
Amir is the son of one of the wealthiest men in Afghanistan. He has always struggled to gain his father’s approval and after the kite running incident, Amir views himself as a spineless coward who betrayed his best friend. He never forgives himself for the sin, he committed and even flew back to Afghanistan to save Hassan’s son in order to redeem himself.
Hassan: Amir’s close friend and is the son of the family servant, Ali. Hassan always had, throughout the book, admirable qualities such as courage, kindness, selflessness and faithfulness. Amir notices that his father always seemed to have a soft spot for Hassan and it is discovered that Hassan is actually Baba’s real son as a result of Baba having an affair with Ali’s wife. Amir states that sometimes Hassan seemed to be more of Baba’s son than himself as both shared admirable qualities.
Baba: Amir’s father. Amir’s father was depicted throughout the book as a man who is firm yet kind and has a strong belief system. He was always loved by the Afghan community for rising above everyone’s expectations and always helping others get through difficult times by lending them money and insisting on them not paying them back. Amir discovers, however, that Baba had an affair with his servant’s wife and had a child whom he did not claim in fear of public judgment. Amir then realizes that perhaps all of Baba’s acts of kindness was a way in which he tried to redeem
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