Paikea’s Determination to Become the Chief

Paikeas Determination to Become the Chief Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a story about a 12 year old girl who is the true heir to be chief of the tribe but her grand overprotect, following Maori traditions, believes that the role of chief is to be the first innate(p) son of the chief only. passim the movie, Paikea is determined to prove that she is the true heir and can be the chief of the tribe. This movie shows how she struggles to get her grandfathers panegyric due to his beliefs and the tribes tradition which dates back to ancient times.By the fetch up of the story he realizes that Pai is the one and only heir to be chief of the tribe. Throughout the story Paikea must prove to her grandfather that she has courage, determination, and that she has the ability to lead the people of the tribe. Pai cares about her tribe, their culture, and their traditions. Although she is only twelve years old, Pai shows leadership abilities and she is always right by her grandfathers side. She wants to learn the traditions, so if her dreams of becoming the chief work out, she can pass them on to the rest of the tribe and be a approximate leader.Paikea is trying to show that she is a strong, courageous girl and she can be a right(a) chief. One side of her wants to prove to her grandfather she can be chief and she wants him to love her even though she is a girl, and the other half wants to prove that a girl can be just as hefty of a leader as a boy. Paikea shows courage because even though her grandfather has his disbeliefs in her and being the chief, she does whatever it takes to prove to him that she was just as good as any boy in the tribe. Paikea is very determined to learn the ways of her people.She looks through the windows and into the kinspersonroom where her grandfather is teaching the boys how to fight since she is non allowed to put down and learn with them. She asks her uncle to teach her how fight like the boys, and soon she becomes very good at fighting and ca n say some chants that only boys are supposititious to know. Although her grandfather does not want Pai to learn and know any of the male traditions of the tribe, learns them, and is better than the boys. She is determined to prove to her grandfather that she can be the chief and be better at it than any boy in the tribe can.At the end of the movie Paikea rides the whale out to sea her grandmother gives the whales tooth to Koro that Pai retrieved from the lake when none of the boys could get it. subsequently these two important events, he now knows that Paikea has the courage, determination, and the ability to become the chief of the tribe. Paikea inspires her uncle to teach her the taiaha, a stick used for fighting. Women were forbidden to board a waka, a fighting ship of the Maori tribe, and Paikea is able to sit in her dads waka with Koro at her side and she leads them off in a chant.As the waka leaves all the villagers gather roughly the beach with excitement and perform a ri tual ceremony as the waka heads out to sea celebrating the new heir to the chief. None of this would have been possible had Pai not fought traditions and had the determination to become the leader of the tribe Throughout the movie Whale Rider, Paikea has many struggles although she didnt know them she lost her mother and brother when she was first born, her father moving to Germany because he is not able to care for her, and her trying to get her grandfathers approval.Though she has these struggles she is still determined to prove to that she has what it takes to become chief of the tribe. Paikea is an excite young girl, she helps her uncle become a better person and she makes her family and the people of the tribe very happy by proving she has the courage to save the whales when her grandfather failed. By the end of the movie Paikeas grandfather finally accepts the fact that she is the chief when her grandmother gives him the necklace of the with the whales tooth, which Paikea ret rieved when none of the boys in her grandfathers fighting class could do it.