The Whale Rider
Whale rider
i don't know these questions, any answers?
-What insights does her narration offer? Does it intensify the audience’s empathy for Pai? Explain.
-What does the dialogue below reveal about the characters different attitudes and perspectives?
Koro’s dialogue: Those young men you turn your back on… they got something to learn from you… they got
something to offer… you’ve got the privileges but you forget you also got the obligations… I know who you
were meant to be… who you were born to be…
Porourangi’s dialogue: I failed you dad… Why? Because I had a daughter… Well I’m probably going to have
another daughter… You know what, I’m not going to let you treat another child of mine like that.
Koro’s dialogue: “Take her… She’s no use to me.”
-Koro says, “When she was born that’s when things went wrong for us.” Who is he blaming for the problems of his community? Why?