How Dalat Got Its Name Slide Show
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Transcript of How Dalat Got Its Name Slide Show
By: Heidi Munan
Place Setting
A small village in Sarawak named Dalat
The village chief’s house The Oya River in Sarawak
The Oya River
Dalat
Time Setting
The past – not specified in the text
The Chief
Kind Peace-loving Fair
Wise
He keeps his village together
He has gained his people’s respect.
He knows the strengths and weaknesses of his 3 sons.
Galau
Wise and shrewd
Sensible
Forgiving
Defence strategies: - cutting halfways
through the tree trunks
- the design of the tall house
Asks villagers to stop fighting and bury the dead and comfort the living instead.
Mourned Umat’s death
Umat
Brave Reckless Headstrong Hot-tempered Bossy Presumptuous Disrespectful Non-traditional Short-sighted
He fights and wins in many battles
He feels he is entitled to be chief since that he is a
better fighter.
He does not respect the customs.
He cannot see that Galau is a better leader than
him.
Lutong
Sensible, and smart
Loyal
Peace-loving
Suggested that both Galau and Umat could take turns being chief
had no designs to be chief
tried to patch things up between Umat and Galau
Loyalty vs Betrayal
It is the custom that the eldest son will take over the position of the father.
However, Umat doesn’t want to accept Galau as the next chief.
Umat betrays his village by bringing the enemies to attack his own village in order to achieve his own ambition.
Order VS Chaos
There will be order in the society if everybody plays his/her functions.
Greed, envy, and jealousy will only generate chaos.
This might results in bloodshed and losses in society.
Power and Leadership
Umat is obsessed with power. Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize that
Galau is a better leader. Umat fails to see that leadership is
not only about power, but about how one leads his followers.
Leadership is also about how one bring good to his people.
Peace VS War
The village is peaceful under the chief’s rule.
When the chief dies without naming the next chief, the situation changes.
According to the customs, Galau should be the next chief, but Umat doesn’t want to accept Galau as the chief.
The quarrels start to take place in the village.
Umat plans to be chief by bringing the enemies to attack the village.
The war happens.