Kelly+K.~+Karana

. Kelly Kinker Period 1 May 25, 2010 **__ Karana and Ko __**

In the book __So Far From The Bamboo Grove__ by Yoko kawashima Watkins, there is a girl named Ko and she has some similarities and differences with a girl named Karana. She is from the book __Island__ __Of The Blue Dolphins__ by Scott O’Dell but first I will tell you a little about Karana and Ko’s backgrounds. Ko grew up in Nanam Korea with her older brother Hideyo and her younger sister Yoko. She was also with her mother too. On the other hand, Karana was on an island of the blue dolphins with her younger brother Ramo. She used to have her dad with them but he set sail on the white ship with all the other towns’ people.

Now that you know about each of their backgrounds you should get a better understanding about Ko and Karana. Ko is sometimes very mean. That is because her little sister Yoko is annoying. Like the time when they had to leave their home in Nanam Yoko was slowly moving and Ko came in to tell her sister to fill the canteens up with water but Yoko didn’t listen. Then Ko grabbed the canteens out of her sisters hands filled them up herself. Another thing about Ko is that she is sometimes bossy. Well that is what her sister Yoko would say all day long. Usually Yoko would cry all day long about being starved and want to eat food but then Ko would tell her she cannot eat until Hideyo comes home from his job. Then Yoko would say how bossy Ko was. Ko is also heroic at times. For example, when Ko lit the fire to mothers ashes. She was really heroic to do that I would have never been able to lit the fire if I was there.

On the other hand Karana is a very kind and gentle person. Her younger brother Ramo was always curious about his older sister and how they would live on their island alone. They would have to search for food a lot but Karana always new that they would find food and shelter. That was how Karana showed kindness. Another thing about Karana is that she is very wise. One reason why she is wise because, she found her brother dead on the shore she new that it was the wild dogs that killed her brother. She quickly stood up and clamed to find the dogs. One other thing is that she is that she is fair. She is fair when she shared food with her dog Rontu while they were fishing. Those are all the reasons about Karana.

Now I will tell you about some similarities that Ko and Karana both have. The first one I have is that they both had someone die in their family. Ko and Yoko had seen their mother die on the bench. Also Karana had seen her little brother Ramo lying on the ground with some of the wild dogs running off. One other thing that they both are is caring. Ko is caring because she would always try to find food for her little sister Yoko and her older brother Hideyo. But Karana would also be caring because she would have her dog Rontu by her side and would care for him everyday where they lived. Those are the reasons why Ko and Karana are alike in ways.

Those were some similarities and differences about Ko and Karana. Now you know about Karana and her life and you also know a little more about Ko’s life too. Also about each of their back stories and what has happened in each of their lives.