6 December 2012 Religion 100 Religious Themes Through The Whale Rider Within the movie Whale Rider‚ a mythic and sacred story is represented through a girl’s struggle in becoming a leader by breaking tradition. Within this contemporary-fairy tale‚ Whale Rider also entails a spiritual bond that the main character‚ Paikea‚ has with a quasi-mystical creature‚ represented as a whale. The movie Whale Rider fits in the group of mythological film because it “explains a tale full of life mysteries to
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The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera has many important themes that are represented by several characters in the text such as Koro Aprina‚ who struggles to put aside traditional values and struggles to input morden values.We have Nanny Flowers who has that everyday struggle with her husband over who gets that last say in what but Nanny Flowers takes peoples feeling into consideration as Koro Aprina lacks that quality in him. Koro Aprina is old and a very precise man. He is the type of person that
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THE WHALE RIDER The film’s plot follows the story of Paikea Apirana ("Pai")[In the book‚ her name is Kahu‚ short for Kahutia Te Rangi]‚ a 12-year-old girl who is the only living child in the line of the tribe’s chiefly succession following the death of her twin brother and mother when she was born. By tradition‚ the leader should be the first-born son a direct patrilineal descendant of Paikea‚ aka Kahutia Te Rangi in the book‚ the Whale Rider he who rode on top of a whale from Hawaiki. However‚ Pai
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The Whale Rider Describe at least ONE effective technique used in the written text(s). Explain how this technique helped you to understand an important message. NOTE: Techniques could include vocabulary‚ style‚ imagery‚ symbolism‚ structure‚ or narrative point-of-view. In the novel “The Whale Rider” there are many effective techniques that Witi Ihimaera uses‚ such as having a prologue to start the story‚ also an epilogue to finish it off. There are 21 chapters in the novel which include the four
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our view of the world. The theme I have chosen is "How relationships can influence our view on the world" which helps reflect this. This can be found throughout the novels‚ The Fault in our Stars by John Green‚ My Life of Crime by Fleur Beale and Animal Farm by Gorge Orwell‚ and the film The Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro. In the novel The Fault in our Stars‚ the main character‚ Hazel Grace‚ is determined to isolate herself from the rest of the world‚ as she believes that when she dies‚ all she
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Whale Rider Essay “Pai must overcome resistance as she tries to assume her destiny as the leader of a tribe on the NZ coast.” Discuss. I agree that the story‚ ‘The Whale Rider’ by Witi Ihimaera is about how a little girl‚ Pai had to overcome obstacles in her attempt to fulfil her destiny as new chief of her tribe which are the descendants from Paikea‚ the whale rider. For a thousand years‚ only the eldest son can succeed this leadership. First‚ she has to overcome Koro’s resistance when
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“Whale Rider” Extra Credit Questions Name ________________________________________ Class Start Time ___________ 1. What object does the grandfather throw overboard a boat (and expects will be retrieved)? a. his father’s brass heirloom pistol b. his traditional chief’s necklace c. his sacred black harpoon d. his sacred smoking pipe e. his radio 2. What is the central conflict in “Whale Rider”? a. How do indigenous societies keep their traditions and yet accept change? b. How
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The film Whale Rider I about a young girl named Paikea. When Paikea was born‚ she had a twin brother‚ but unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The
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has been written about the strong family message in Whale Rider‚ and there is no mistaking that this story of intergenerational love and conflict is‚ on the surface‚ about the mending of a broken family‚ but there is another aspect that hasn’t been written about—or at least only touched on—and that’s the movie’s theme. It isn’t about family or even the need to honor the hand in glove relationship of tradition and progress. At root‚ Whale Rider is one of the best pictures about leadership that has
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Whale rider The movie is about Pai‚ a 12 year old who is the only living child in the line of the tribe’s chiefly succession because of the death of her twin brother and mother during childbirth. The leader is usually a male‚ and because pai is a female‚ her grandfather‚ koro is unhappy about her birth. As pai grows up‚ she finds that living with her grandfather is not easy‚ because even though he formed sort of an affectionate bond with her ; carrying her to school every day on his bicycle‚ he
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