Greetings‚ thank you all for being here today. I would like to introduce myself. My name is Faidah Manishimwe‚ but you can call me Faidah. The purpose of my talk today is about Koro (pai’s grandfather‚ the village chief). This oral presentation will discuss the cultural issues which Koro had with his community as he was a chief who faced many issues and I will compare them to my own situation. Issue 1 As Koro was getting older he became worried about his community and the fact it might collapse
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sexes in the mind corresponding to the two sexes in the body”(Woolf 37). Throughout out the movie Whale Rider‚ the androgynous mind is also illustrated through the character of Pai. Woolf states “it is fatal to be a man or woman pure and simple; one must be woman-manly or man-womanly” (Woolf 39). Pai is a strong and determined young girl who displays and defines what it means to be “woman-manly”. Whale Rider tells the story of Pai‚ who faces the subtle resentment of her grandfather Koro as he attempts
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The Whale Rider Chapter Questions Chapters 1-6 1. Chapter 1 begins in myth‚ and myths explain what was once unexplainable to a people. What does the myth of the whale rider explain to the Maori people? 2. Chapter 2 gives us the point of view of the whales. The bull whale remembers his master‚ the "golden man." Do you think that the whale is as old as the myth‚ or do you think that the whale draws on the collective memory of his culture? Or‚ do you have another idea? Give your
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A Whale of a Ride! Film Analysis Paper The film “Whale Rider” took me on a whale of an emotional ride. Though there is a recurrent and overarching feeling of “great-whale-in-the-sea” calm‚ strength and beauty‚ there is a strong undercurrent of emotional turmoil‚ with which each of the main characters struggle. Each experiences an Eriksonian/Psychosocial crisis: At 12 years old‚ the main character‚ Paikea “Pai‚” has successfully navigated through Erikson’s first four stages
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Niki Caro’s film The Whale Rider‚ conveys the importance of rebelling in order to progress through depicting the stage of finding the boon of success in the Heroine’s Journey. After Koro’s young‚ male students fail to retrieve Koro’s rei puta to determine who would become the next chief‚ Paikea secretly retrieves his rei puta. In this scene‚ Caro alternates between shots of Paikea diving into the ocean and shots of the rei puta lying on the ocean floor with seaweed surrounding it. Through the portrayal
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Atsuki Yamamoto (David) Empathic response on the Whale Rider You are Kahu at the end of the concert when Koro didn’t show up. Write your thoughts. Paka didn’t show up to the concert today. That speech that I gave at the end was for him. I wrote it because I wanted him to know how much I love and admire him‚ but the seat that was reserved for him was empty throughout the whole concert. If only I was a boy‚ Koro would have loved me more than he does. At the beginning of the concert I thought
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Chronicle” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ belonging is thoroughly explored‚ and is both resisted and embraced‚ not simply one or the other. This is also evident throughout the movie Whale Rider‚ directed by Niki Caro. The authors express this notion of belonging through a variety of themes including culture‚ family and schooling. These themes are particularly apparent within the poems “Feliks Skyrznecki” and “10 Mary Street”. A significant phase within the journey towards finding belonging is resisting. This is particularly
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An individual shapes his or her own sense of belonging Belonging is an intrinsic human desire‚ driven by an individual’s need for comfort‚ safety and confidence. However one’s yearning for affiliation‚ may lead them to shape their character and identity to fit society’s expectations‚ obscuring their individuality. In response‚ William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy “As You Like It” asserts that one must not compromise their identity for acceptance. Similarly Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “In a Dark time”
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to establish a sense of belonging within their communities. However‚ in order to form these bonds‚ an individual’s understanding of their own individuality will become obscured as they are moulded to fit societal expectations‚ rejecting their true identities and preventing belonging within themselves. This paradoxical nature of belonging presents a conundrum to the individuals in Anthony Minghella’s film‚ The Talented Mr Ripley (TTMR) and the Shakespearean play As You Like It (AYLI)‚ as their intrinsic
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Mans gregarious instinct to live in harmony and peace with his fellow man is well illustrated in the two texts‚ As You Like It and It’s a Funny Kind of Story. In both theses texts the major character experiences a sense of alienation from their worlds for numerous reasons. In the coarse of the action in the two dramas this is apparent alienation will be removed through a greater understanding of the positive aspects of human nature of which Love is the major contributor. Duke Frederick after
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