Riders

Plot Whale Rider is the journey of an eleven-year-old Paikea Apirana. She is a Maori girl living with her grandparents in their small community. She is a surviving twin, her brother and mother died during childbirth. Pai’s father who was the designated chief to be, could not cope after the death of his son and wife. So, he decides to become a sculptor and move to Europe. Pai remained with her grandparents and grows up in a traditional Maori family. Her family are the leaders in the community and

The Whale Rider By Witi Ihimaera Published May 2003 Kahu (Pai) is an eight year old Maori girl with a special gift. She can communicate with whales. She could be the leader her tribe needs, but her great-grandfather adheres strictly to Maori tradition which requires a male heir. He barely acknowledges her. The Whale Rider" tells the story of Kahu, a young girl in New Zealand struggling to find her place in her family and community. She craves the love of her great-grandfather, but he's entirely

“Whale Rider”, directed by Niki Caro, is a filmed that takes place on the east coast of a small New Zealand village among the people. In the opening scene, a mother is giving birth to twins, a boy and girl. The boy and his mother die in childbirth. The surviving girl, Pai, is left, and following the opening scene you see the new born girl and the newborn son placed next to each other in separate baby gurneys as the father, Porourangi mourns. Her grandfather Koro, is not sadden by the passing of his

“Listen...once there were many of our protectors, now there are few.Listen to how empty our sea has become”-Koro Apirana(Pg. 50). This comes from not real life, but in a novel/book called The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera.The story follows a young girl named Kahu Apirana and how she battles her tribe's cultural beliefs in order to prove to her father she is worthy to be chief because he strongly accepts only men can be a chieftain, Koro originally desired his son, Porourangi’s newborn baby to be next

Witi Ihimaera manipulates the characters within the novel The Whale Rider to convey the theme of Unconditional love. Eight-year-old Kahu was born into a tribe with deep cultural and traditional beliefs that remains instilled in the members through the rigid leadership of Koro Apriana. Upon her birth, Koro Apriana expresses an immediate disdain for the girl as she is the first-born of Poruorangi; successor and heir to the Whangara tribe, in which according to tradition is passed from eldest son to

over the world. #UpforSchool wants to change that” The book Whale rider by Witi Ihimaera Is a story about a young girl named Kahu. Everyone doesn't see much in her; Because she is a girl. But Kahu knows she is special. And keeps on trying to prove to everyone. That just because she is a girl doesn't mean she is “ Worthless.” The theme of the whale rider by Witi ihimaera is female empowerment. In the book The Whale Rider. There is several examples of female empowerment. From both Kahu and

the complex character I chose was Alex Rider. This is because throughout the story, he does many intriguing, engaging, and critical actions. This is what makes him my complex character. Over the course of the story, Alex learns how to deal with and cope with people trying to kill him. Analytically and effectively, he interacts with the characters in different ways as the story goes on when he learns the good and bad people. The novel starts off with Alex Rider in a hospital recovering from an assassination

The Whale Rider, a novel written by Witi Ihimaera which is set on the East coast of New Zealand at Whāngārā. The novel tells the story of the local Māori iwi, Te Tai Rawhiti, and of Kahu, a young Māori girl whose spirit and determination challenges tradition to overcome adversity and lead her people into the advancing times. In this essay the theme of tradition The Whale Rider takes place during a time where Māori culture was witnessing a decline, there were concerns of the culture being assimilated

Whale Rider Review 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

Identify an important character in the film. Explain why the character is important and discuss what techniques the director uses to portray the character and the effect on the audience? By Tishya Kapoor In the film, The Whale Rider, by Nicki Caro, is about a young girl named Paikea Apirana (Pai) who is destined to become a leader and lead the community. However Koro, Pai’s grandfather expects a male leader to lead the community as he expects Maori tradition and culture to carry on. Koro refuses