Pouliuli

In Pouliuli, a novel written by Albert Wendt, Faleasa Osovae awakens to find the life he’s been living all along is a mere façade. Pouliuli invites readers into the Samoan community of Malaelua, which is turned topsy-turvy when Faleasa misleads his aiga and community by acting maniacal. Albert Wendt ties a famous Malaelua saga about a mythological hero named Pili to Faleasa Osovae’s life. In the myth as well as in Faleasa’s story, they both had the same goal, which was to live the rest of their life “free”. To accomplish this goal, they both had to accomplish three tasks. Pilis’ tasks were to eat a mountain of fish which the giant’s had caught that day, to race the giants down a river, and make himself disappear. Faleasas’ tasks were to destroy Filemoni, Make Moaula the new leader, and remove Sau and Vaelupa as council leader. Of course they couldn’t have done these tasks alone so both of them enlisted help from friends. Pili enlisted the help of Tausamitele, Lelemalosi, and Pouliuli. Faleasa enlisted the help of his long time friend Laaumatua and his son Moaula. Finally to get the freedom they so wished for they had to complete one last task. In Pili’s case it was to divide his kingdom among his children w

He ended one life and then started a new one. In the end, they both end up with nothing. (29)In Pili"tms saga Lelemalosi is described as a person having strong flight. )""looking bigger still in falling gloom, he stretched his arms and back and looked over at his father. I have other allies, Pili replied. In Wendt"tms novel Pouliuli, he introduces us to a seventy-six years old man that creates a plan that will allow him to attain freedom in the final years of his life. Still, if Faleasa knew the outcome of Pili"tms saga ended tragically why didn"tmt he do anything to change the outcome of his story Could the reason why Faleasa didn"tmt change the final outcome of his plan be because he thought that myths were just myths and could not be possibly true Was he so sure that his plan would work that he didn"tmt realize that his plan was exactly like Pili"tms Was he trying to shatter that myth by proving that he could obtain the freedom he so desired Those questions will not likely be answered for only Faleasa knows the answer. Everywhere they went Lemigao searched for food before he did anything else"He never refused any offer of food even if he had just eaten a large meal"(21)Laaumatua is a mirror image of Tausamitele. Because he had been forbidden to associate with people he had befriended three spirits who lived near his home. Both scenarios have three tasks to complete with the help from friends. As each tasks is completed the next task gets much tougher. Pili wants to be restored into a human while Faleasa wants to live the remaining years of his life free from the duties he had as a leader. They are continuously hungry and will always be willing to eat even though they"tmve just eaten. They also won"tmt turn down any meal that is given to them. They both enlist the help of friends that have similar characteristics to carry out each task.