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Direct linkBaecker, Diann L. – Children's Literature in Education, 2007
Scott O'Dell's "Island of the Blue Dolphins" tells the archetypal story of the young, virgin, orphan girl who is vulnerable to either debauchery or rescue. That such a girl must succumb to either one or the other is a necessary element of the archetype. In O'Dell's work--one intended, after all, for children--the heroine is rescued by a…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Feminism, Safety, Adolescent Literature
Staneck, Lou Willet – School Library Journal, 1974
Examines the ways in which adolescent books portrey adult characters. Some of the specific books covered are: Lisa, Bright and Dark; Island of the Blue Dolphins; Under the Haystack; and The Outsiders. (JB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adults, Characterization, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedTarr, C. Anita – Children's Literature in Education, 1997
Argues that, in "Island of the Blue Dolphins," Scott O'Dell offers a skeleton main character (Karana). Contends that O'Dell has sketched Karana as a stereotype and that readers complete her characterization, filling out the skeleton by perpetuating the stereotypes. Points out this trading of stereotype for true character development in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indians, Characterization, Childrens Literature
Peer reviewedJohnson, Walter H. – English Journal, 1984
States that reading Scott O'Dell's popular juvenile book, "The Island of the Blue Dolphins," can increase high school students' comprehension and appreciation of Herman Melville's "The Encantadas," as both works are fictional treatments of the same historic event. (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Stott, Jon C. – Elementary English, 1975
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Book Reviews, Books, Characterization
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen – 1995
The activities presented in this handbook are designed to help students envision the locations and landmarks of sites along journeys described in popular young adult literature (e.g., "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,""Born Free,""The Call of the Wild,""Catcher in the Rye,""I Know Why the Caged Bird…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Geography, Instructional Materials, Integrated Activities
