The creation myth is important to understand for two main reasons. One is because of the idea of reincarnation and how important it is to the story and in real life and second is people need to do something with their life that helps others and can further the human race as a whole and do what others said could not be done. The first point appears many times throughout the story especially at the beginning when Mau is giving the people of the Nation their water burials. The importance of the burial is very high with Mau’s religion because if the people are not buried correctly then they cannot be transformed into dolphins and continue on living until it is time for them to be reborn again. A second time this idea appears in the story is
