Whale Rider Belonging

The characters in the film Whale Rider choose how they will incorporate traditional Maori culture into their modern life.

Similarly, William in page three explains that Campbell clarifies cosmological capacities as "stories enable the person to decide his/her place in the universe." The stellar capacity applies for the Whale Rider because of the principle character growing up being recounted of their legend of how the Maori tribe traveled to the territory they are acclimated to now. Pai characterizes herself alongside her family history; she expresses “a long time ago, my ancestor Paikea came to this place on the back of a whale. Since then, in every generation of my family, the firstborn son has carried his name and become the leader of our tribe... until now,” (Whale). She continually alludes back to the legend of her predecessor, Paikea, as a path for her to get the idea she is fit to do likewise. Like her predecessor, Paikea could spare the way of life which is the thing that Pai is

Witi Ihimaria's novel, The Whale Rider is a novel around Maori family with traditional customs. It is set in a whangara and focuses on gender stereotypes that begin after a baby girl is born in the family , aggravating his grand-granddad in light of the fact that the introduction of a girl breaks the ancestry.

Good Morning Year 8, I am Niki Caro and I have been asked to come in and talk about my movie “Whale Rider”. Whale Rider is a culturally significant movie showing the power of one 12-year-old girl, Pai. Pai lives in a patriarchal society meaning only the first-born male is allowed to become chief. This tradition is broken when the next chief in line dies at birth but his twin sister Pai survives. Pai believes in her self and try’s to persuade her traditional grandfather into becoming chief.

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.

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.

With success come some of the greatest stories of how people got to that spot. If you do try for something almost never will you be rewarded for that particular thing. This plays a role in both of the following books. In Whale Talk TJ must give this team and swimming his all to get what he wants in getting his team a varsity letter. When new requirements set back the team from getting their varsity letter TJ take it upon himself to lead and set an example for the rest of his team. Notably, in the book Summer Ball after Danny finds out about what people actually think about him. He takes accepts it and goes harder in camp. He takes nothing for granted anymore.

The psychological part of this film is when she wanted to show her grandfather that she can be the next chief in town, even if she is a female. She was trying to show her grandfather that gender does not matter in order to be a chief. Pai really valued the community. When she was about to leave with her father she heard the whales

The story of Tilikum,The Killer Whale is truly a gut wrenching tale of how being put in an undesirable place can truly change the core of your being. Unlike how many people perceive killer whales,Tilikum was a gentle giant. He was born just right of the cost of British Columbia and was part of a loving community of other killer whales. Tilikum was an eccentric, playful, and docile baby whale. He would swim for days with his pack,playing around with the other baby whales and cuddling up with his parents whom he loved so much. All of that changed the day he was taken away from his pack by a group of ruthless humans. The morning after Tilikum’s capture, he found himself in a glass box, no larger than the size of two killer whales.He looked for

Throughout “Whale Rider” Paikea is expected to listen to what her grandpa tells her to do and say. Personally, Paikea feels conflicted and under pressure to stick to her grandpas rules, as she wants to go her own way. Her grandpa finds it hard to see Paikea as her own person and can’t accept modernity, which he is not used to. He also stops her from learning the ways of a Maori chief, which is something she still tries to do in secret with the help of the rest of her family. Koro sometimes fails to see what Paikea can do, as he feels very strongly about old traditions, but other times he sees what she can do and fails to appreciate it. Paikea just wants to be loved and accepted by her grandfather and her strong sense of leadership and determination to get that from him leaves her as a role model to others to be brave and to never stop until they get what they want.

When whaling was first started in America it was because the Basques had started hunting and trading products made from whales. First it was the Dutch that had followed them in their whaling and then the British followed them. Finally, America followed the British and soon the huge expedition had started to hunt whales for the oil inside them.

Some evolutionists claim whale ancestors were originally land mammals. Though many people refute this claim, there is much evidence. First is the Indohysus. The Indohysus was discovered to share a thickened bone that helps with hearing underwater with modern whales. The Indohysus also had denser bones, which meant it was partially aquatic. Next is the Pakicetus; the Pakicetus also had very dense bones, indicating it was semi-aquatic. The Pakicetus was similar in structure to a wolf, but the skull had eye sockets that were adapted for looking upwards, most likely at objects or animals floating above it. The Ambulocetus was found to have reduced limbs and an elongated skull and reduced limbs; it most likely spent most of its time in the water.

In the 2002 epic film, Whale Rider, Niki Caro intended it to deliver the message that females are empowering individuals that can counter the “male gaze”. The film revolves around the life of an 11 year old girl, who wants to gain the approval of her grandfather and assume the role of being a tribe leader that her late twin brother was destined to be. From an early age, Paikea was disciplined, as evidenced by her objection towards smoking. When she finds her grandmother’s friends smoking at the table, she informs them that they should stop smoking to maintain their reproductive integrity. In school plays, Paikea is always the center of the group. She even won a speech contest for the East Region of New Zealand. Caro presented Paikea as an independent and strong minded individual who had the ambition to

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.

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