A yellow raft in blue water
... she is her cousin/sister. Because she was really her father and aunts daughter but they did not want anybody to know so they had Ida say she was the one pregnant because they did not want people to look down on there family. Ida was saying she could tell her secret to Rayona and she would understand. 3. The author’s tone varies with who is talking. When Rayona is telling the story the tone is fed up because she is tiered of her mother wanting Elgin (her father) to stay home and take care of her, she knows he will not. With Christine the tone in irresponsible because she wants to be the person they see and are scared of her because she did something so daring nobody else would have done it. Also, she was known for doing things she knows she should not do but does them anyway. Ida is the last one to tell her story and the tone is angry yet caring because she is angry at her father and aunt for sinning and having a kid that she must take care of like her own. She because caring when she has had Christen for like a year and also when she births her own child Lee. 4. The three terms that pertain to my book are: symbolism, allegory, and foreshadowing. First, the symbolism in the story is the letter Rayona find at Bearpaw Lake State Park. It represents the perfect family Rayona wants to have. Next, the allegory in the book is the first part is how everybody wants to live a perfect life and is will most likely not happen. The second meaning of the story is that everybody hides secrets so they can give the best life to their children or the people around them. Lastly, the foreshadowing in the story is the fact that I...