Whale Rider Part One

Greetings One and All,

This brief--30 minutes--video covers the first dozen or so chapters of Whale Rider.

I attempt here to touch on essential themes the novel addresses, from the role of the mythic voice to contemporary challenges the Maori face.

The discussion should help with the discussion thread over the novel and with those who decide to write about the novel for the final examination.

Go well, Bill