Whale Rider Pt.2

Rules and Expectations

• Characters navigating strict rules and expectations.
• Internal conflict: outwardly appearing compliant but inwardly rebellious.

Family History and Lineage

• Reference to "the blood of molly wine," suggesting a strong family lineage with specific traits or expectations.

Cultural Practices and Traditions

• Invocation of folk culture through actions.
• Display of various traditions, including those with combative or aggressive elements.

Demonstrations and Training

• Learning of specific techniques and practices, possibly within a martial or performance context.
• Focus on physical movements, coordination, and precision.
• Reference to achieving a unified sound or effect.

Consequences and Accountability

• Major transgression or error with significant repercussions for a larger community
• Broken tradition: the topple of this school
• Acknowledgement of damage done, with implications for ancestral knowledge and legacy.

Apology and Redemption

• Expression of remorse and guilt.
• Call for repeated apologies to achieve genuine contrition.

Final Test and Selection

• Evaluation of courage, strength, and learning ability among a group.
• Concluding assessment focusing on the spirit.
• Metaphor of "the tooth of a whale" requiring "the whale's jaw to beat it," indicating a challenge needing significant effort or resources.

Storytelling and Recollection

• Fragments of a story or memory being shared.

Public Speaking and Recognition

• Student winning a speech contest at local and East Coast levels.
• Introduction emphasizing lineage tracing back to Hawaiian chiefs.

Leadership and Knowledge

• Concept of distributed leadership through shared knowledge.
• Empowerment of everyone rather than a select few.
• Vulnerability of leaders and the need for support.

Chess and Competition

• Engaging in competitive chess, specifically a blitz match.

Psychological Struggle

• Internal conflict of wanting to die.