A Game of Cards by Witi Ihimaera
Basic Happenings in the story
- Finds out Nani Miro is sick
-Grandson remembers when he was younger, Miro's 'Museum' playing cards
-Meets Nani Miro in her rrom, antiseptic smell, sickness
-Mokopuna explains why he hadn't come to see her ealier
-Nani miro talks about handing over responsibilites for looking after the interest of the Maori in Waituhi
-She asks him about uni' & love life, cause she wants to know the future is secure, he lies about both.
-Grandson goes back to his home in the area, but is soon called back.
-All the Waituhi family gather and homestead
-Nani Miro requests a game of cards and all join around the homestead.
-Nano dies
The Themes In this Book
-Importance if Family
-The nature of Friendship
-Loss of Maori Identity
The Last Wiata
Ma wai ra e taurima
Te marae I waho nei
Ma te tika
Ma te pono
Me te aroha e
Which means:
Who will assume responsibily
For the challenge that faces us
Let it be true
Let it be honest
Let it be valued relationships.
*Nani Miro tries to utilise strategies which will pressure the culture and tradition
*The grandson is the only one of her grandchildren that is trying to fulfil her expectaions
*Mrs Heta raises the point of who will take responsibilty when Nani Miro dies.
Character Information
NANI MIRO
-Symbolises the past
-represents the older generation
-Her house is like a museum, has many memories,treasures,heirlooms
-Love card games because it brings the family together and teaches strategy
-holds family together
-normally full of life- now sick
-wants to conserve the identity and culture
-wants to save the tribal lands for the younger generation
-stubborn and wants to be independant from the outside world.
GRANDSON
-Represents younger generation
-cares about his Nani
-One of his generation that does care about his family
-shifts
- Finds out Nani Miro is sick
-Grandson remembers when he was younger, Miro's 'Museum' playing cards
-Meets Nani Miro in her rrom, antiseptic smell, sickness
-Mokopuna explains why he hadn't come to see her ealier
-Nani miro talks about handing over responsibilites for looking after the interest of the Maori in Waituhi
-She asks him about uni' & love life, cause she wants to know the future is secure, he lies about both.
-Grandson goes back to his home in the area, but is soon called back.
-All the Waituhi family gather and homestead
-Nani Miro requests a game of cards and all join around the homestead.
-Nano dies
The Themes In this Book
-Importance if Family
-The nature of Friendship
-Loss of Maori Identity
The Last Wiata
Ma wai ra e taurima
Te marae I waho nei
Ma te tika
Ma te pono
Me te aroha e
Which means:
Who will assume responsibily
For the challenge that faces us
Let it be true
Let it be honest
Let it be valued relationships.
*Nani Miro tries to utilise strategies which will pressure the culture and tradition
*The grandson is the only one of her grandchildren that is trying to fulfil her expectaions
*Mrs Heta raises the point of who will take responsibilty when Nani Miro dies.
Character Information
NANI MIRO
-Symbolises the past
-represents the older generation
-Her house is like a museum, has many memories,treasures,heirlooms
-Love card games because it brings the family together and teaches strategy
-holds family together
-normally full of life- now sick
-wants to conserve the identity and culture
-wants to save the tribal lands for the younger generation
-stubborn and wants to be independant from the outside world.
GRANDSON
-Represents younger generation
-cares about his Nani
-One of his generation that does care about his family
-shifts