Identity Rayona Christine

Identity Rayona ChristineA Yellow Raft in Blue WaterIdentity is the ultimate realization of ones true self. It is the closing of everything that has ever had an impact on a persons manner. It is influenced by a persons nurture and the gradual animateness deliver that they gain. These two factors are both(prenominal) as necessary bursts of what is considered the core of a person. They come together to status the identities of Rayona, Christine, and Ida, in the novel, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, by Michael Dorris.Rayonas identity element is created through her inability to relate to her induce, Christine, her emotional turmoil concerning her father, and her clamber to escape from it exclusively. I file it and I read it and I read it and I see only my own picture again, clearer than ever (103). For all of her young life, Rayona had neer had a real role model. As a result, she does non understand who she is or who she wishes to be. She escapes reality by forcing herself into delusions and fantasies. Her unst fit nurture leads her to seek out a better life and the family she has always cute. This establishes the part of Rayona that is awkward and lonely. However, she continues on, feeling out of place, exactly desperately needing to belong. This time I stay where I land. I can move if I wealthy person to, but theres no place I need to be (134). At the rodeo she does not just confront Babe, she confronts her disappointments, her uncertainty, and she confronts the society that she has always wanted to be a part, by breaking social norms. She finally accepts the fact that she is not perfect and neither is her family, because she learns that her family will always be her family. This valuable life experience creates the part of Rayona that is confident and strong. She could not have found herself without both the good and bad experiences. She could not have found her true identity without both the burdens of her childishness and the triumphs from her growth. She broke away from her need for acceptance, and instead trustworthy herself.Christine, however, took a lot longer to learn the same lesson. Christine lived much of her life concerned with appearances and her need to be tell apartd. I couldnt help thinking what my fri end ups would regularise if Lee really did dodge. (163). Unlike Rayona, Christine didnt want another family she wanted to force her family to live up to her standards. Her gentility included a mystery father, a distant mother, and a brother that outshone her. Throughout her childhood, she wanted attention she wanted to feel the dearest that always eluded her. She even sought Gods love, but was disappointed. Whenever events and spate arose that threatened to undermine the love and acceptance she received, she coped in negative ways. She struggled with the churchs betrayal, her wrong over her brothers death, her husbands indifference, and the sickness that was slowly killing her. So, she tried to esca pe the sharp reality by turning to men and alcohol. She never felt needed, so she neglected her responsibilities. Her childhood made her irresponsible and unable to cope with lifes hardships. She never thought about living for anyone but herself, until her imminent death helped her acknowledge herself. I didnt care anything. She was my miracle, and I knelt beside her (283). Towards the end of her life, Christine wants to live for Rayona, and she truly becomes the mother she had wanted to be. Her life experience makes her loving, selfless, and more grateful for what she has. Her upbringing and experience come together to create her identity. The acceptance she never felt from Ida, she was able to feel from Rayona.Ida gains the same appreciation for family as Rayona and Christine, though her own upbringing shaped her into a cold and distrustful person. I wanted to lay to rest into the pillow at her betrayal, at her low opinion of me. (309). Ida carries the heaviest burden in the no vel the most shattering secret. Her life was ruined because of the betrayal of her family. However, she coped but distancing herself from Christine, a constant reminder of her burden. She became cold to her children and she tries to keep a shadow of her life originally Clara by not allowing Christine to call her mom. Her pain in the neck and bitterness regarding the way she had to live during her childhood makes her detached and harsh. She refuses to be seen as weak she refuses to be used and betrayed again. So, when she realizes that Willard is with her out of loyalty, she does not want to end up like her mother, betrayed and married to man who stays with her out of loyalty. So, she leaves, before he can. However, Ida overcomes the hate she has for her old family in order to embrace the love she has for her fresh one. You call for me if you want to (275). Ida learns to care again her new experiences recruit this change in her. Like her daughter and granddaughter before her, she finds a new strength in herself and a greater appreciation for her family.The three generations are tied together though their struggles, their triumphs, their secrets, and their search for their identity. The way they were raised and their childhood blend together with the womens newer life experiences to create who they truly are. Each of them undergoes a profound change by overcoming adversity and becoming testaments to the strength of love in family.