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“A girl, I will have nothing to do with her! She has broken the line of male descent in our tribe.”- The Whale Rider “ Witi Ihimaera”. The Whale rider is about a girl Kahu or Pai that from birth was destined to be the new whale rider, but the chief Koro Apirana wouldn’t teach her. He didn't teach her because he thought to be a leader you had to be a male, so she wasn’t good enough to be the rider. The theme is overcoming the odds to achieve greatness. This theme is intriguing because she has to prove to not only herself but others that she can do what people think is impossible. Kahu in this book will Overcome the odds to achieve greatness by riding a whale. Koro Apirana the old tribe leader has to appoint a new leader, the leader
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