ESSAY OF "THE WHALE RIDER"
            
            
            
             Long time ago, there were many legends of who is the ancestor of human. And until now, when we are on the way to the era of technology, these legends are also waiting for an answer. Although today science has proved that human had the derivation from animals, people also like to believe in legends. The more our society has developed, the more people require about material and spiritual. Therefore, "The whale rider" came and we can say that it is really a precious spiritual dish not only for New Zealanders but also for alls. "The whale rider", a fiction of Witi Ihimaera, containing full of the power of history and traditions, has attracted lots of attention from onlookers. However, how can we know it if I do not prove? Let us go through and figure out why people call "The Whale Rider" as the power of history and traditions.
            
            
            
             To begin with the first and second chapter, we seem to loose in the world of thousands of years ago when the earth and sea were still so desolate. In addition, the first history began here; Ihimaera described where the ancestor of the people of Te Tai Rawhiti came from, accurately the whale rider. He was Kahuatia Te Rangi who had astride the whale to bring a new life to the land, Whangara Mai Tawhiti. From that time, many generations were born and until Kahu, the first girl who also became the whale rider as well as making the history recurring. All stories revolve Kahu and we are clear to see that lots of conservative traditions appeared incisively through this character.
            
            
            
             At the outset, we need to deal with Koro Apirana, a big chief who always hoped his son, Porourangi have a young boy for whanau because this child would become the leader. Therefore, Kahu's presence had destroyed the male line of ancestry. Never than before, Kahu turned out to be no use for her grandfather although everyone loved her. Therei...