A Yellow Raft in Blue Water tells the stories of three Native American women over three generations. Ida, her daughter Christine, and her daughter Rayona form the core of the book's narrative about female relationships and the changing of cultural identity over time. Reconciliation is a prominent theme, and each of the three women's stories, told in reverse chronological order, deals with the central characters overcoming conflict within the family and growing closer.
Compare and Contrast Christine and Ida A Yellow Raft in Blue Water shows the effectiveness of a braid and each of the three strands of hair represents a different section of the novel therefore a different character Of the three characters Christine and Ida seem to have the most unusual relationship The gap they both have from each other is as wide as the Grand Canyon Christine is Idas daughter but they never get along well Even though Christine and Ida have many similarities and differences th