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his children while Faleasa had to remove Malaga as congress of the village. In the end, they both end up with nothing. Both ending up in the darkness of .
In both scenarios there is a mirror image from Pili’s saga to Faleasa’s. In what way are the characteristics of the three allies Pili enlist to help him with his tasks similar to those of Faleasas’ allies? How are the tasks in Pili’s saga similar to Faleasa’s tasks? Why did Faleasa actually go with his plan when he knew that the end result in Pili’s story was tragic?
We first recognize the similarities between the mythological saga of Pili to Faleasa’s life as we are informed of the myth. In Pili’s saga as well as in Faleasa’s story they create a plan that would attain the freedom they are seeking. Pili wants to be restored into a human while Faleasa wants to live the remaining years of his life free from the duties he had as a leader.
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allies that Pili enlisted have characteristics that are similar to the allies that Faleasa has enlisted.

Lemigao was always hungry, or so it seemed to Osovae. Everywhere they went Lemigao searched for food before he did anything else…He never refused any offer of food even if he had just eaten a large meal…(21)

Laaumatua is a mirror image of Tausamitele. Laaumatua and Tausamitele both have unfulfilled appetite. They are continuously hungry and will always be willing to eat even though they’ve just eaten. They also won’t turn down any meal that is given to them. Moaula is similar to Lelemalosi in the saga of Pili.

Just before evening lotu Faleasa saw Moaula arriving from the ...

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