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Contents.Plot summaryBeth Heke left her small town and, despite her parents’ disapproval, married. After eighteen years, they live in a slum and have six children. Their interpretations of life and being are tested. Beth is from a more traditional background and in saying so, relates to the old ways; Jake is an interpretation of what some Māori have become. Beth sometimes tries to reform herself and her family—for example, by giving up drinking and saving the money that she would have spent on alcohol. However, she finds it easy to lapse back into a pattern of drinking and irresponsibility.

The family is also shown to be disconnected from Western culture and ways of learning. Beth reflects that neither she nor anyone else she knows has any books at home, and her daughter, Grace, is the only character with a real interest in school and learning. (This disconnection from books and education is a major concern of Duff's, for which reason he founded the charity, which gives free books to children from poor backgrounds and generally encourages reading.)Jake is unemployed and spends most of the day getting drunk at the local pub with his friends. There he is in his element, buying drinks, singing songs and savagely beating any other patron whom he considers to have stepped out of line (hence his nickname 'The Muss'). He often invites huge crowds of friends back to his home for wild parties. While Jake portrays himself as an easygoing man out for a good time, he has a vicious temper when drinking.

This is highlighted when his wife dares to 'get lippy' at one of his parties and he savagely attacks her in front of their friends.Nig, the Hekes' eldest son, moves out to join a street gang. He cares about his siblings, but despises his father for his thoughtless brutality, a feeling returned by the elder Heke. Nig attempts to find a substitute family in the form of the gang, but this is unsuccessful as the gang members are either too brutal or, in the case of Nig's gang girlfriend, too beaten down to provide him with the love and support he craves.The second son, Mark 'Boogie' Heke, has a history of minor criminal offences, and is taken from his family and placed in a. Despite his initial anger Mark finds a new niche for himself, as the borstal manager instructs him in his Māori heritage.Grace, the Hekes' thirteen-year-old daughter, loves writing stories as an escape from the brutality of her life. Grace's best friend is a drug-addicted boy named Toot who has been cast out by his parents and lives in a wrecked car. He is the one who really cares for her.

She is the maternal figure within the family when her family is a drunken mess, clearing up the house and going with Boogie to court to attempt to make a good impression of their broken family.Grace is raped in her bed one night, and she subsequently hangs herself. In her diary, later found by her family, Grace says she thinks it was her father who raped her; Jake, who had been too drunk to remember what happened that night, has no answer. He leaves his family and starts living in a park, where he reflects on his life and befriends a young man. Meanwhile, Beth starts a Māori culture group and generally attempts to revive the community.A sequel to the book was published in 1996, which was made into a in 1999. Both the book and film sequel were well received, though not as celebrated as the original.

The third book in the trilogy, was published in 2002, but has not been made into a movie.Autobiographical elementsOnce Were Warriors, and Duff's fiction in general, is strongly influenced by his childhood experiences. In his 1999 autobiography, Out of the Mist and Steam, he describes his Māori mother (and most of her relatives) as, irresponsible and physically and emotionally abusive. His father and his relatives, by contrast, were highly educated and sophisticated—one uncle, was a well-known; his paternal grandfather was magazine editor and literary patron.As a teenager, Duff himself spent some time in, and he drew on this when writing about Boogie. The book's setting of Two Lakes is based on his hometown of (which means 'two lakes' in the; roto lake, rua two), and on the Ford Block of in the town.References.Thompson, K.

'Once Were Warriors: New Zealand's first indigenous blockbuster.' Stringer (Ed.), Movie Blockbusters (pp. 230 – 241). London: Routledge.External links.review Once Were Warriors at subtitledonline.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. This article was sourced from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply.

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A New Zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of Maori in New Zealand society.Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked-about books ever published in New Zealand and is the basis of a major New Zealand film. This hard hitting story is a frank and uncompromising portrait in which everyone is a victim, until the strength and vision of one woman transcends brutality and leads the way to a new life.' Alan Duff's first novel bursts upon our literary landscape with all the noise and power of a new volcano' - Michael Gifkins, NZ Listener.; December 2012.

ISBN: 341. Read online, or download in secure ePub format. Title: Once Were Warriors. Author: Alan Duff.Imprint: Random House New Zealand. Subject categories.ISBNs. 610.

341About The AuthorAlan Duff was born in Rotorua in 1950. He has written novels, including Once Were Warriors, One Night Out Stealing, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, Both Sides of the Moon, Szabad, Jake's Long Shadow, Dreamboat Dad and Who Sings for Lu?, a novella ( State Ward), several children's books and a number of non-fiction works. Once Were Warriors won the Pen Best First Book for Fiction Award and, along with What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, was made into an internationally acclaimed film. He was a featured writer at the 2012 Frankfurt Book Fair.Coming from a family known for its love of literature and social justice, but also having experienced a harsh youth, Duff is also a social commentator and columnist.

He was the driving force behind the Books in Homes scheme, which, with commercial sponsorship and government support, aims to break the cycle of illiteracy, poverty, anger and violence among underprivileged children by providing books for them to own. The New Zealand Listener claimed that Duff's debut, Once Were Warriors, 'bursts upon the literary landscape with all the noise and power of a new volcano', while acclaimed writer Witi Ihimaera wrote, 'This is the Haka, the rage of a people who, yes, once were warriors. A kick to the guts of New Zealand's much-vaunted pride in its Maori/Pakeha race relations. A breathless fearless debut.'

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The Sydney Morning Herald heralded the sequel, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, as 'a masterpiece': 'powerful, authentic, moving, brilliantly written. A profound and passionate novel. A memorable experience'. The Australian praised its 'universal truths to be savoured for their poetic insight', while the Canberra Times called it 'a brilliant work. Poetic and full of hope'. The New Zealand Listener wrote that What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 'carries the story on with doubled brilliance.

The new book is just as dynamic, just as in-your-face as the first one, but less violent, more layered, more fundamentally thoughtful and challenging.'