The Four Mythical Elements Of Whale Rider

Throughout his novel, Moby Dick, Herman Melville will often devote entire chapters to the thoughts and actions of specific characters. Two specific examples of this type of chapter are Chapter 36, The Quarter-Deck, and Chapter 42, The Whiteness of the Whale. The first of these chapters depicts Ahab addressing his crew for the first time in order to convince them to hunt down Moby Dick. The second offers insight to the fear that is brought upon by the mere mention of Moby Dick The significance and effectiveness of each of these chapters are enhanced by Melville’s use of rhetoric and style respectively.

During the first scene in Whale Rider, the protagonist Pai is born into a tribe that depends on her twin brother on becoming chief, but with his and their mothers’ death during childbirth, her grandfather Koro “wished in his heat that I (Pai) had never been born). Though his opinion of Pai changes as she grows and they become very close. Being the chief of the community, Paka takes tradition and culture very seriously Paka believes that Pai’s twin brother was born to be the chief, though the audience finds out that it was Pai’s duty to become chief. But while Pai shows this clearly, Koro’s antiquated ways and beliefs makes it difficult for her to assume her position as chief. Due to his commitment to the old ways, Koro is unable to accept

Students will be able to provide examples of the belly of the whale in the hero's journey.

Someone’s destiny may be known from the moment he or she is born; however, how that person will reach his or her’s destiny is unknown. The way someone can achieve their dream can be vastly different or very similar to another. Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya follows Antonio Marez’s coming of age. He experiences loss of innocence, curiosity, and is torn about what his destiny is: be a Luna, a person of the earth, or a Marez, a person of the llano who is free. Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera is a film that tells the story of Paikea Apirana, a girl who is interested in becoming leader of her clan, but is rejected by her grandfather due to her being a girl. Paikea manages to prove herself to be the true leader through to her risks and hardships.

Betrayal is a horrible feeling that one should never have to experience. I have chosen to discuss the theme "Betrayal manifests itself in many different ways and forms. " This theme can be seen in the poems Let me describe her eyes by Glenn Colquhoun and Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy, in the movie The Whale Rider by Nikki Caro and the novel The trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan. In the poem Let me describe for you her eyes by Glenn Colquhoun, we can see my theme throughout the entire poem.

The film “Whale Rider” is an example of gender discrimination. It is a story about a girl, Paikea, who wants to be the new leader of her tribe. Paikea Apirana is the female protagonist of the film. She is an 11 year old girl, who was born into the Whangara patriarchal tribe. But Maori tradition states that only a male can carry the knowledge and be the leader of the tribe. Because of this, her grandfather, Koro the current leader, does not allow her to join in the leader training. She never gives up. And finally, she becomes the first female leader of the Maori tribe.

In the prominent historical movie ‘Whale Rider’ directed by Niki Caro, she wished to convey the immensely significant idea that anybody should be able to be a leader, male or not. She wanted people to realise all of the females that’ve been misused in this society because they are ‘not good enough for power roles.’ Caro used a variety of techniques to help the reader understand this idea. These include: Voice over, close up shot and dialogue.

Paikea’s self-awareness is shown during the song at the beginning of the seen she is the only girl and knows that she must present herself well and when the other boys start making fun of her the grandfather then steps in. Paikea demonstrates self-esteem when she goes to start the boat motor. Her grandfather had just told her how strong the rope is so she starts it and this is a major bost to her self esteem until the grandfather gets angry with her for starting it.

She employs an effective range of visual techniques to create compassion for the miserable creatures. Contrasting real footage of captive whale with bent fin; with wild whale’s perpendicular fin. It allows the audience to question the differences and makes us realise that SeaWorld is doing something severely wrong that causes physical damage. This makes the audiences feel outraged by its treatment as it is unfair, inhuman and cruel; furthermore, audiences are invited to feel compassion for the unfortunate creature because they could not defend themselves.

Niki Caro’s film, Whale Rider, beautifully captures the small village of Whangara, which is located in the northeast of New Zealand’s North Island. The film portrays a Maori tribe that tells the story of a long-held tradition. This film is rich in symbolism, which is easy for any viewer to understand. Whale Rider does a wonderful job of capturing the attention of the audience because of the intense and close relationships between the characters, the way Caro conveys the movie’s message, and the features the movie offers.

The story of Whale Rider takes place in a Maori village in New Zealand. The main character is a 12 year old girl name Paikea “Pai” Apirana and her ambition to become the next Chief of her village. Along with following on Pai’s story, the movie showed a great number of local Maori religion and culture. Some of the things I will explore is the Maori religion, gender roles, and a personal reflection on what was learned through the movie.

In the film 'Whale Rider', by Niki Caro which follows the journey of a young girl named Paikea Apirana and her struggle for acceptance as a leader of her Māori iwi, and especially her grandfather. An important character in this film is Pai herself. This character has significant importance as she is used to portray numerous important ideas and themes throughout the film. Pai helps me to understand and appreciate that women can also be leaders that are equal to men if they have the right attributes. The director Niki Caro uses numerous different film techniques to convey this idea, such as; the camera shots and camera angles when Pai is giving her speech to Koro, the use of camera angles and props in relation to the dialogue when Pai if fixing the motorboat engine, and the use of props when Pai is teaching herself to use the Taiaha.

After watching this movie numerous times I recognize how easily it can transcend cultures. I enjoy seeing Maori culture and their traditions because they are so different from my own but in essence the story of the film bridges all cultures. Hardy agrees and states "Viewed within this framework the supernatural elements of a Maori worldview contained within Whale Rider are therefore merely a rich generic, resource for making the kind of profound and uplifting narrative that will appeal to audiences from a variety of cultures." (Hardy, 5) The film has common themes including the globalized twenty first century, generational difficulties, obligations versus destiny, traditional values and modern versus rural life and the importance of self-sacrifice

In the film Whale Rider directed by Witi Ihimaera, an important character is Koro. This character is important because he is the current chief looking for a new leader that could take over his leadership role. Koro is also Paikea’s grandfather which usually means the role would be passed down to her, but since she was born as a girl Koro didn’t believe in the fact that she had the skills he was looking for in a new chief. Koro is an strict and stubborn character, he puts in a lot of effort and is dedicated into finding a new leader to take his place.

This book really grabbed me right from the beginning of the story. The story begins with the birth of fraternal twins, with the grandfather patiently awaiting the birth of the son. Right away I felt sadness when the mother and one of the twins die. The boy dies and the girl survives. The grandpa seems to not care about the girl who survived . He was longing for his grandson because he is from the Maori tribe and the tribe is waiting for the sign of a new chief to be born . The chief would lead the village and its community to greatness. Many elders have been born but none with the strength to be the next chief. The little girl was named Pai. The grandma of Pai took her home to raise her along with the grandfather. The grandfather showed