South Pacific: Fiction, Film, and Culture
Prof. Harvey
Some Terms:
--maoritanga=one's Maoriness: sickness is associated with loss of Maori spirituality/tradition
--kaumatua or kula=male or female elder, who uses knowledge of Maori culture to bring unhealthy
individual back to health and community awareness
--mauriora=life principle embodied in talisman of little god/canoe pieces (magical artifacts)
--mauri=spirit of the land, dormant in the novel because people have ceased nurturing it or worshipping
old gods
--marae=traditional Maori cultural meeting place
The Bone People Reading Template
(jot down ideas and relevant pages within the appropriate discussion categories below)
CHARACTERS
Kerewin
Joe
Simon
INTERACTIONS
Kerewin/Joe
Kerewin/Simon
Joe/Simon
REAL PLACE
MYTHIC (MAORI) PLACE & ENTITIES
TRANSFORMATIONS TO MAIN CHARACTERS
RELATION OF CHARACTER TRANSFORMATIONS TO MAORI MYTHS/BELIEFS: DISEASE
AND HEALING: FAMILY DISINTEGRATION—(SPIRITUAL) COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION OR REGENERATION
OTHER BIG THEMES/QUESTIONS/THEMES/ETC. (ROLE OF POST-COLONIAL ARTIST)