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A Yellow Raft in Blue Water Study Guide

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by Michael Dorris
About 73 pages (21,804 words)
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  Introduction

  Author Biography

  Plot Summary

  Chapter Summaries & Analysis

The novel begins with fifteen-year-old Rayona playing cards with her hospitalized mother, Christine, in a hospital in Seattle, Washington. The card games are interrupted by the arrival of Elgin, Christine's African American husband and Rayona's father. Christine and Elgin are estranged and Christine hopes that Elgin's appearance at the hospital today indicates Elgin's intention to return to her and Rayona. (read more)
      Chapters 1 and 2
      Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
      Chapters 9 and 10
      Chapters 11 and 12
      Chapters 13 and 14
      Chapters 15 and 16
      Chapters 17, 18, 19 and 20

  Characters

  Themes

  Style

  Historical Context

  Critical Overview

  Criticism

      Critical Essay #1
      Critical Essay #2
      Critical Essay #3

  Media Adaptations

  Topics for Further Study

  What Do I Read Next?

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  Sources

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