PART
I
Please
choose one of the three stories discussed in class and retell it in your
own words in Samoan. Use a total of fifteen (15) sentences, written in Samoan
with English translations. You must use the following sentence patterns in the re-construction
of your story:
- 3 ina ‘ua (when, because – past tense)
- 1 ‘ā/ ‘āfai (if/when – future tense)
- 1 a‘o (while – present tense)
- 4 ona … lea (and then)
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the rest can be non-verbal and verbal
(VSOLT) patterns
Include
your English translations of the following stories in this section:
- ‘O le tala i le Fale‘ula
- ‘O le tala iā Sina ma ona Tuagane
PART
II
Afterwards,
write a 3-4 page paper (12 point, typed, double-spaced, 1-inch margins)
providing a summary of the story in English. Analyze the story as it relates to
the other stories discussed in class. As you write, answer the following questions
in your analysis:
- What are the central themes of the story?
- What kind of tala is this? What does it aim to get across? Is it an origin story? Is there a moral to the story?
- What is the feagaiga and why is it significant in Samoan culture?
- How is the concept of the feagaiga applicable to other aspects of Samoan culture and modern society?
- List some of the roles, duties, responsibilities, and obligations that brothers have to their sisters and vice versa. How were these manifested in the story (as well as the other three stories)?
- How are these themes, especially of the ones pertaining to the feagaiga, relevant (or can be relevant) to society today, especially among Samoans?
