Essay On Whale Rider

I think one of the biggest messages as far as culture goes that we see in the film the whale Rider, is when all the wheels are forced up on the beach to the Maori this is not just a tragic event in the animal kingdom, to them it is a sign that their culture has lost its way. I think we can see the same cultural significance in how our own native Americans felt that losing the Buffalo was harbinger of their own people’s culture disappearing.

In the film the whale Rider we see Koro trying to teach the young boys of the town or village if you will the old ways. Koro feels as though without an heir he must teach the young boys of the village how to be Chiefs. I think the film goes a long way in showing how the ancient cultures of the world are losing much of their historical heritage to modern advances in society as well as a more worldview of culture. Just as Koro sees his oldest son’s refusal to take

I think that if he would’ve chose a male the story wouldn’t of been told there Koro would be no story to tell the male child would’ve been trained by Koro to simply take up the mantle of chief. I think the author chose an adolescent girl for two reasons one to show that you can’t judge a book by its cover just because Paikea is a girl doesn’t mean that she can’t lead her carry on her people’s heritage, and the other reason is much like in Julie of the wolves the author chose a young girl because there’s just not a lot of young heroines in books. If you look at our culture today and read any 10 books out of these 10 books for young adults eight would probably have male