Pai Heroic Journey
A hero is a person who can endure danger and is not afraid to face challenges. In the film “Whale Rider,” a young girl with those exact characteristics, Pai, changes everything within her community of the Maori. Her dedication for equality in her community and to better herself differs from how her everyone views women. Men in her community looked upon as superior. Pai was looked down upon because of her non-feminine attributes and her refusal to listen to her grandfather. Through out Pai’s journey, she always had an agitated relationship with her grandfather. Pai's boyish characteristics threaten her grandfather traditional belief and the Maori community, leading her to a series of events in her journey to heroism. Pai's is considered a great hero from her baffling birth into the world, her transcendent gender, and her effects from following instincts.
For a typical hero in any story or movie, there is always something that stands outs. Whether it is unexplained or unexpected, a mysterious event usually occurs that symbolizes a hero’s persona and life. Pai entrance of the world is shown and displayed in a unique setting during the beginning of the movie. Pai was born along her twin brother who mysteriously died at birth. Her grandfather, who desperately wanted a grandson, was disgusted and unappreciative of Pai because of her gender. Pai grandfather was ignorant of the present of Pai and the characteristic in which she bestows. Pai miracle survival at birth shows that she has a powerful personality of never giving up. In the movie, “Whale Rider,” Pai's birth symbolizes multiple outcomes of whom and what she will become. Pai out living her brother was a powerful symbol of her survival, which e...
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... to her husband, Pai’s grandfather, stating that he is not in charge. It only took Pai’s confidence to not limit herself base on her gender, change the view of her community for better. Reflecting to the movie, a scene where everyone gave up to save the whales, Pai follow her instinct and ride the whale back to shore. As everyone from in the community view this remarkable action taken place, the Maori community soon realize that it was time for a change in tradition.
Pai characteristics and emotional drive set her to endure challenges that were capable of setting her back. Throughout these complex events, she grew and matures as a person. As she fought through these challenges, just like a hero, she builds confidents and inspiration to continue to do better. In saving the community of evil villains, she saves the community from its destructible tradition.
As the story comes to its conclusion, the hero has endured his hardships; he went from the one that started fights to the one that thought of what could make everything work. An ordinary person in an ordinary world faced his share of trials and tribulations to come out as a new person. Defining the hero myth—he struggled and still was able to triumph to his prize at the end ; individuals relish these type of stories, they can
...He is still anchored to his past and transmits the message that one makes their own choices and should be satisfied with their lives. Moreover, the story shows that one should not be extremely rigid and refuse to change their beliefs and that people should be willing to adapt to new customs in order to prevent isolation. Lastly, reader is able to understand that sacrifice is an important part of life and that nothing can be achieved without it. Boats are often used as symbols to represent a journey through life, and like a captain of a boat which is setting sail, the narrator feels that his journey is only just beginning and realizes that everyone is in charge of their own life. Despite the wind that can sometimes blow feverishly and the waves that may slow the journey, the boat should not change its course and is ultimately responsible for completing its voyage.
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In the novel, Lisa, written by Carol Matas, the main character, Lisa has become a heroic person. People become courageous after they have gone through a tragic event. Lisa becomes braver through her experience on her first mission, she learns to become adventurous through relationship with her mentors, and expanding her fearlessness through experiences with her allies. During her hero’s journey, Lisa developes by becoming a braver and stronger person, therefore she is able to help her family and friends find freedom.
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“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with [their] freedom” (Dylan). However, though heroes face complications throughout their quest, in the end they often accomplish an important rask. In the book, Like Water for Chocolate, the main character, Tita shows a perfect example of a hero. Tita is in a continuous emotional quest throughout the entire story, but proves along the way she is indeed one who will not fail. Many characteristics of a hero certainly fit Tita’s character, however, there are some very important ones, she: suffers an unusual childbirth, yields a special weapon, goes through a traumatic event that leads to an adventure, has supernatural help, experiences atonement with mother, and when she dies she is rewarded spiritually.
The curiosity of what our destiny will be and what our future holds has crossed our minds once or twice. Destiny is the conclusion to many life situations we are faced with in our everyday lives, but no one could figure out what their destiny is until the time is right. Antonio from the novel Bless Me, Ultima written by Rudolfo Anaya and Paikea from Whale Riders run through many conflicts trying to seek their destinies. Antonio, must choose to follow her mother’s footsteps of tending the land or become free and wild like his father and older brothers as well as deciding whether or not to follow and walk alongside Ultima, even if she may be evil. Unlike Antonio, Paikea must prove to herself and her grandfather that she is able to lead her tribe out of depression and laziness, even if she may not physically hold the components of becoming a leader. Both Antonio and Paikea are able to find their destinies, but they each have unique and individual experiences of family pressure, spiritual leaders and becoming a leader.
It is often said that there are no more heroes in today\\'s world or even that this is an age of the anti-hero. Yet anyone who is blessed with the opportunity to observe children for any length of time will see that regard for those who exemplify certain ideals (heroes) is a spontaneous element in basic human psychology. The reported lack of heroes and the cult of the anti-hero are the fruit of a disillusioned Aadult@ mentality which has been lied to on this as well as other subjects and hence robbed of the natural inclination of a normal human being (a child) who is as yet untainted by the cynicism and Asophistication@ of a deeply troubled society. The more often the lie is repeated the more firmly it is held to be true. But, heroes do still exist -- it is rather that a society which values valuelessness no longer has eyes to see them and has lost the ability to produce them. For those who have eyes to see, one such hero is the author of the book under review here.
There is another type of hero that almost no one is aware of. In the poorest areas of the country, live mostly minorities and other ethic background. All their lives they’ve been expected to work harder and expected not succeed in life. Some individuals living in poverty with a determination to succeed work hard all of their lives to become what everybody doubted they could. Escaping the crime, drugs, and prostitution is enough to escape hell, even if they don’t go to college. Despite of their financial problems, drug and crime surroundings, or difficulties in the language skills, their desire to triumph fuels their persistence. Those who make it to success are the few living examples of the purest form of hero anyone can be. They are not only their own heroes but also the heroes of the poor children who dream of becoming like them someday.
A hero is someone who tries to comfort you. They will fight hand in hand just for your own benefit. In the book “The Odyssey “, Odysseus tries to comfort his men. He tries to comfort his men by telling them that they will fight together through the bad and the ugly. “Circe foresaw for us and shared with me, so let me tell her forecast: then we die with our eyes open, if we are going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can. “ (The Odyssey 5). This quote tells that Odysseus reassures his men to not be scared, that if they die, it will not be a surprise. Also, that they can avoid the hardships through their own knowledge. Marilyn Monroe, she is a huge hero to girls saying that she is already beautiful, and she does not need to change anything about her. Marilyn Monroe stated “A girl doesn’t need someone who doesn’t need her “(Brainyquote.com) explaining that a girl should stop trying and trying to please that someone, if they do not even look at the girl. The girl sh...