An Analysis Of "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water" by Micheal Dorris

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." This quotation from Thomas Edison is an excellent representation of the three narrators in Michael Dorris' novel, A Yellow Raft in Blue Water. Ida, Rayona, and Christine have the most complicated lives, and yet they still fight for a better way of life. Through many unique and interesting techniques, Michael Dorris is able to create these three admirable women that portray the strength and unity of family in his novel. In order to create them, he uses the narrators and their relationships to each other, history and media…