Raft Essays

A Yellow Raft on Blue Water Character Analysis Rayona, in Michael Dorris’ “A Yellow Raft of Blue Water”, is the perfect example of a fifteen-year-old girl. She is self conscious about her background (half black, half Native American), her height (too tall), her weight (too skinny), and her family (or what passes as one). In addition to her typical teenage conundrums, Rayona must endeavor to keep track of her alcoholic mother, Christine, who is constantly in the hospital for alcohol poisoning (3)

Teresa is a sixteen year old girl, who is in a wheelchair, in the short story “The Kayak” by Debbie Spring. Teresa is brave, heroic and insecure. In the beginning of the story, Teresa is brave. When she saw the clouds moving in, she knew that it was a sign of a storm. Teresa was heading back until she notices a windsurf out of control. It states “The clouds moved in, warning signs. I turn the kayak and head back to shore” (Spring 33). This proves that Teresa did not panic when she saw a windsurfer

The New Jersey waters looked more beautiful than they had in a long time. “Anyone want to go out on the raft?” My uncle asked. “Me! I do!” My cousin and I both screamed. We hopped onto the raft tied to the back of the boat. This was one of my favorite things to do in the summer. As I climbed on, I could feel the small splashes of the cool water hop onto me. My cousin, Melanie, got on the raft and grabbed the two handles next to mine. “Are you ready?!” Uncle Bob yelled as he started the engine.

This summer I had so much fun doing outdoor activities. On a birthday trip to Pigeon Forge, TN, with my family, we did a ropes course, went zip lining, and went rafting. Doing all those activities in one day filled me with excitement and fear at the same time. At the end of the day, I was tired but happy! In the early morning, we left our hotel in Pigeon Forge to drive to the area where we would be doing all three activities. It was an excitement building drive since none of us had ever done any

I laughed in response and said, “Ha, you wimp” as I strolled down the river. Then further up the river, I see another set, almost twice the size of the first one. I felt like I could raft down Mount Everest at this point, but maybe I was a little too cocky. Our group instructor told us that for this one we will need to hold on tight, but he said it in a calm tone, almost relaxing to my ears. I thought that he was just trying to follow

“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is an interesting story about avid hunter Sanger Rainsford. He falls off of a yacht and swims to an island called “shiptrap island”. He finds himself being hunted by the crazy General Zaroff. General Zaroff had grown bored of hunting animals since they did not give the general the danger and excitement he craved. His solution was to build a house on a deserted island and bring humans there, so he could hunt them. Ironically, this time the person that happens

Whitney, you won 't believe what happened to me on the island after I fell off the boat! I am lucky to make it off the island. I am glad you did not have to come to the island, it was a mess! First of all, when I fell off the boat I swam to where I heard those gunshots. Then as I swam further, I could hear the waves pounding on the rocks, so I knew I was close. I got to the shore and I saw a 22 cartridge and a trail of blood. So I knew there was someone on the island. I followed it and looked up

There I was on top of my house floating down the river. This was no normal river this river felt like the inside of my freezer. It was cold and unforgiving kind of like my cat that was with me. Not only were we floating down the river it was raining cats and dogs. Good thing I grabbed my tent. That will keep the cat dry and me thankfully. I grabbed a couple of other things to help us survive. I grabbed the basic things tent, knife, fishing pool, pack of flares, propane stove, a case of water, fishing

Alaska, the last frontier, houses many of the only places in the United States that have not been explored by humans. Alaska provides the ecosystem for loads of life that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The biggest glacier in North America, the Hubbard Glacier, the lush forests that range over the hills, and mountain ranges that stretch for hundreds of miles draws thousands of tourists from many counties come see Alaska. Many of Alaskan forests are in danger due to illegal logging and

The bus ride to Pillager Lake was short and peaceful, compared to most bus rides. It was of course bumpy, but that just seems to make a bus ride funner. The ambiance of the bus felt awkward, almost alien. Like we weren't really meant to be there, or nobody wanted to be, hopefully the latter. A happier part of the ride was looking at the fall colors, which seemed to be particularly beautiful around Pillager Lake. The reds, yellows, browns, and left over greens pulling your view away from the dank

Theme The theme of the story, “The Raft,” is whenever you are in a tough situation, never give up. The main character, Robbie, went through many tough situations throughout the story. An example would be when Robbie was “Fighting with every kick, every ounce of reserve I had left, the light got brighter, closer ,and i reached up”(Bodeen page 41). This quote shows how Robbie didn’t give up and saved herself from drowning. That's why I believe the theme of “The Raft” is whenever you are in a tough situation

of the painting. In this event, a merchant vessel got trapped into a storm in the North coast of Africa. As soon as the ship began sinking, the captain ordered the carpenter onboard to build a raft as a result of the lack of life boats for all the people on the vessel. The captain promissed to tow the raft but when after a while it was not possible, he cut the rope and fled to save himself and his crew. As a result, only 15 survived from 150, who were rescued after ten days. The painting captures

Pi spends the night on the raft. He drinks the rainwater that has accumulated from the rain. Pi comes to the conclusion that he needs to outlast Richard Parker. By morning time, Pi reconsiders his plans from last night. He comes to the conclusion that Richard Parker will get hungry and come eat him. Pi starts to realize that fear is the real enemy. Later on, Richard Parker makes a snort sound from his nose. Pi knows the sound as prusten an expression of "friendliness and harmless intentions." Pi

I have read one hundred thirty-seven pages of the novel The Raft by S.A. Bodeen. In this novel a girl, Robie, visits her aunt in Hawaii, and she is left alone to return home on a cargo plane. When the plane hits bad weather, it goes down. Robie is stuck in the middle of the ocean in a raft. As Robie and the only other survivor, Max, fight for their life, they run into a few complications. In this journal, I will be characterizing Robie and predicting outcomes for Robie and Starbuck, the seal. G:

In the beginning, Phillip is very unaware of what is going on and where he is . He was forced to go on a boat by his mother and the boat got attacked so now he is stuck on the life raft with an old black man named Timothy and stew cat. Phillip was very confused about what happened and why he was stuck with someone he didn’t know. He began to get scared because he had no idea where he was but he tried to keep calm. Later on in the novel, he can be described as uncooperative when he refused to

They run into each other on an island and travel on a raft through the South. On the raft Jim and Huck experience an equal society, while while on the shore it is the opposite. Raft Society allows Jim and Huck to make their own rules that Shore Society prohibits. Jim and Huck, as outcasts from Shore Society, find freedom and acceptance in Raft Society. Raft Society provides equality for Jim and Huck, that they are missing in Shore Society. Raft Society is “free and easy” where everyone is equal,

As the title of the novel suggests, the color yellow is one of the largest and most important symbols in A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. The color’s effects can best be seen in Rayona with the yellow raft at Bearpaw Lake, but can also be seen in Christine and Ida’s stories. The color yellow clarifies many of the novel's themes, including how each individual perceives the same situation differently, how reality shatters illusions, and how characters seek feelings of internal peace and permanence. Native

relationships or other items, how it can assist tying a story together and make it cohesive. Braids are deeper in significance than simple an accessory. For example, the Sioux tribe used braids as a way to display their courage, Michael Dorris in A Yellow Raft in Blue Water weaved the stories of three women through braids, and I was able to create my own braid that represented my family. The Sioux tribe of the Dakotas are an old Native American

she knew when she was alive. She finds out that her mother had two covert twin daughters that she left back in China. As the story develops Jing-Mei is egged to find a way to go meet her sisters and fulfill her mother’s lifelong dream. “The Yellow Raft in Blue Water” by Michael Dorris is about three generations of Indian women Rayona, Christine, and Ida. Rayona is a fifteen-year-old American-Indian searching for a way to find herself. Christine, her mother is consumed by tenderness and resentment

Theravada Buddhism, also known as the “small raft” vehicle, focuses on getting oneself across the river. With that being said, self-reliance in spiritual matters is heavily stressed, because everyone’s path to nirvana is different in some way or another. I would say that it is important for someone to engage in his or her own pursuit of truth, but I’m going to take it one step further and say it is vital. Finding your truth is like finding yourself, your true self, in your purest form. A person who