Witi ihimaera is from New Zealand he is also the first Māori writer to publish both a book of short stories and a novel, his fiction develops out of his perspective as he creates imaginative new realities for his readers.
His novel ‘The Whale Rider”, has become an international successful feature film, in 2017 Witi Ihimaera was honoured for his fiction and given the 2017 prime minister award for literacy achievement.
For me “yellow brick road” sounds like something that would be in the movie “wizard of oz”.
The family in the story have decided to move to Wellington where there are better and more opportunities for their family.
Waituhi is a small town where their family originally lived, In the story the family moves to Wellington where it is a big city with more job and school opportunities.
The dad told the uncle that they were moving to Wellington for a good life and a new start.
I think that the author made these comparisons to show that the yellow brick road is a path to success and opportunity.
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