Family, legacy and the absence of fathers (tradition and change) Flashcards
T’Chaka
Holds onto tradition:
Worried that change will mean no tradition, give up on it (we know that change will not mean no tradition).
isolation to keep Wakanda safe
isolationist
Killmonger
Exploits tradition to gain/take power:
More extreme in his idea of change.
Uses traditional means to gain power and then destroys that tradition
- to be the king he partakes in the ritual combat (needs the heart-shaped herb) BUT afterwards he says that they must burn the herb -> he will be the last Black Panther
oppress the oppressors
Radicalisation and revenge
No family but has the same right as T’Challa, but has been deprived of a family and father
T’Challa
Change does not mean no tradition
share Wakanda’s knowledge and technology
change and improvement
Grew up with his father and lost him, still has a mother and sister
- can access family history