Symbolism
The tattoo that symbolises the ancient Maori whale.
What is the swirl tattoo?
The "lessons" that every old Maori Leader must pass down through generations to help prepare the next leader.
What is passing down Maori leadership.
The "chosen one" that has the ability to ride a certain animal.
What is the whale rider?
The character trait that Kahu shows when she repeatedly gets dismissed by Koro when he is talking about the next chief.
What is determination?
The relationship that is filled with love and compassion on one side, and grumpy and rude on the other.
What is Kahu's and Koro's relationship.
The weapon that symbolises Kahu Paikea Apirana.
What is the whale riders last spear.
The act that chooses who the next Maori leader will be; it takes place on a boat.
What is throwing the the stone into the ocean.
The belief that only allows one gender to be chief.
What is male leadership.
The trait that the entire Maori tribe shows after the whales wash ashore and they are caring for them.
What is compassion?
The event after Kahu looses consciousness from riding the whale.
What is Kahu's hospitalization?
The group of things that symbolize the Maori people.
What is the whale heard?
The activity that happens after the birth of someone with Maori blood.
What is burying the birth cord.
The role that Koro has in the Maori tribe.
What is the chief.
The character trait that Koro Apirana shows towards culture throughout the entire book.
What is loyalty towards culture.
The argument between Nanny Flowers and Koro regarding the next chief.
What is the argument about having the next chief be female.
The animals that symbolize Nanny Flowers and Koro Apirana.
What is the Bull whale and the mother whale.
The belief that Jeffs mom felt about Maori people.
What is racism?
The character trait that Kahu shows, regarding her respect towards a family member.
What is Kahu's loyalty towards Koro?
The repetitive conversations regarding tow individuals relationship.
What are Koro's and Nanny Flowers discussions about their divorce.
The item that helps choose the next Maori chief.
What is the special swirl stone.
The person who represents the middle road between modern New Zealand and the old ways.
Who is Rawiri?
The character trait that Koro Apirana shows mainly towards Kahu and Nanny Flowers.
What is stubbornness?
The conflict that the Bull whale and the mother whale face regarding adding an extra member to their herd.
What is the decision of keeping Kahu with the whales.