Essays on Whale Rider

Running away is what most people do when they are facing hardships that they cannot deal with. In the short story, “The Lipstick Tree,” written by Kiana Davenport, Eva, the main character runs away from her tribal home to become a “modern woman.” She decides...

Colonization is recognized as having had a destructive effect on indigenous gender relations which reached out across all spheres of indigenous society. Colonial system positioned indigenous women as the property of men with roles which were primarily domestic. Linda Tuhiwai Smith in her Decolonizing Methodologies,...

The movie Whale Rider came out in 2002. This story starts with the born of two resemble children. The son and his mom died. The only daughter survives, and his name is Pai. Her father name is Porourangi and he leaves New Zealand and his...

Niki Caro’s 2002 best feature film Whale Rider takes place in present day New Zealand, where a 12-year-old girl named Paikea (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is growing up in an all-Maori community. The Maori, native Polynesian people of New Zealand are decedents from Paikea, the brave leader...

Pride can be seen in both positive and negative ways. It can mean that one has self-respect, but it can also mean that one is arrogant and has a huge ego. The negative side of pride can be seen in both the play Antigone, written...