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Kimki is an elderly man in Karana’s tribe who takes over as chief after Chief Chowig dies. He’s chosen because he was a good man and hunter in his youth. He makes the decision to reallocate the tribe’s tasks and assign hunting and fishing duties to women—which, in part because the women are so good at it, ends up being a very unpopular decision with the other men. Ultimately, after a few months as the chief, Kimki decides to take a canoe and head east. He’s heard about someplace to the east and believes his people can live there. Though he promises to return, he never does.
Kimki Quotes in Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Island of the Blue Dolphins quotes below are all either spoken by Kimki or refer to Kimki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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“Most of those who snared fowl and found fish in the deep water and built canoes are gone. The women, who were never asked to do more than stay at home, cook food, and make clothing, must now take the place of the men and face the dangers which abound beyond the village. There will be grumbling in Ghalas-at because of this. There will be shirkers. These will be punished, for without the help of all, all must perish.”
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During this time other women were gathering the scarlet apples that grow on the cactus bushes and are called tunas. Fish were caught and many birds were netted. So hard did the women work that we really fared better than before when the hunting was done by men.
Life in the village should have been peaceful, but it was not. The men said that the women had taken the tasks that rightfully were theirs and now that they had become hunters, the men looked down upon them.
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Kimki Quotes in Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Island of the Blue Dolphins quotes below are all either spoken by Kimki or refer to Kimki. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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“Most of those who snared fowl and found fish in the deep water and built canoes are gone. The women, who were never asked to do more than stay at home, cook food, and make clothing, must now take the place of the men and face the dangers which abound beyond the village. There will be grumbling in Ghalas-at because of this. There will be shirkers. These will be punished, for without the help of all, all must perish.”
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During this time other women were gathering the scarlet apples that grow on the cactus bushes and are called tunas. Fish were caught and many birds were netted. So hard did the women work that we really fared better than before when the hunting was done by men.
Life in the village should have been peaceful, but it was not. The men said that the women had taken the tasks that rightfully were theirs and now that they had become hunters, the men looked down upon them.
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