Importance of Koro in 'The Whale Rider'

Koro is one of the minor characters in 'The Whale Rider'. But he is very important to the plot of the story. The author has uses Koro's actions and other aspects that are related to the character to help us understand the character in more depth. This keeps the story more on track, without the need to physically tell the reader what a character's personality is like. Koro is presented through his attitude towards everything …

…over come to show that she was born a leader. To be seen, as a leader in Koro's eyes is a great achievement because Koro's standards are very high and most importantly he did not approve females to become a leader. Koro as a character hasn't developed for most of the movie. He was still ignorant to Pai's abilities until she did something only a true leader can so, ride the great whale of Paikea.