Summary Of The Raft By Betsey Byars

In “The Raft” by Betsey Byars the author talks about a raft that became a part of Dewey’s life.
The passage starts off by creating an image of Dewey walking down a path and looking down at his raft. Here you can tell that Dewey is proud of his work done on the raft because in the passage the author says “He felt better as he looked at his handiwork. Dewey thought that it was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen.” This shows that Dewey cares a lot about what he has done with the raft.
In the fourth paragraph, there is another thing that shows the importance of the raft to Dewey. Dewey says that his family is constantly working to keep alive and stay comfortable. Dewey also feels that his entire day is spent with the land and animals. He