Power Of One Essay

No matter how independent an individual may seem, at sometime in his life he will need to rely on the help of others.In the film the power of one ,directed by John G. Avildsen, the main character, PK would not have been as confident or successful if he had not the help of his mentors. Michael in the film lost boys directed, by Joel Schumacher, was in grave danger of becoming a vampire,when,with the help of his brother Sam,and frog brothers, he was able to defeat the forces of evil. The directors suggest that no individual can get through all of life's problems without needing the help of a mentor/teacher.

In the power of one P.K has 4 main influential people in his life that helped him stay on the right path during rough patches in

P.K spoke to Nanny about his bedwetting, Nanny sent P.K to the local medicine man Dabula Manzi. Dabula Manzi taught P.K about courage with two chickens. P.K brought his chicken,mother courage back to school with him when he returned to the afrikaner boarding school. Mother courage was P.K’s only friend while attending the afrikaner boarding school. The afrikaner students were supporters of Hitler, P.K was English, Hitler hated the english and so did the students. The student's had a kangaroo court,they hung mother courage upside down and executed her. P.K’s only friend was killed, the loneliness birds returned. P.K switched schools and lived with his grandfather, P.K’s grandfather had invited a german pianist (Doc) to perform for the town, P.K met the pianist and they quickly had a strong relationship. Doc took P.K to live with him in savannah, Doc taught P.K about life, using nature as a classroom.Doc was sent to an english prison, while in prison P.K met his future boxing coach,Geil peit taught P.K how to box and how “to not have a brain is not a sin, but to have a brain and not use that is a sin”. P.K became the rainmaker (a person that cools the land down) for all the native african tribes. The war was over and Doc