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In her book Nanberry, Jackie French portrays colonial life as a very confusing and perplexing time for both the Indigenous Australians and the White British Settlers, albeit in different ways. With the Indigenous Australians confused by the sudden invasion of the white settler (ghosts), and the British Settlers becoming confused by the new sights, smells and culture of ‘Sydney Cove’. Through the characters of Nanberry, Surgeon White and Bennelong, the viewer is shown just how confusing their life was at the time of the first settlement in Australia. Nanberry is one of the main characters in French’s book, and is a prime way through which she portrays colonial life as perplexing and confusing. Nanberry was born into, and partially raised by an Indigenous Australian family, however he was adopted by Surgeon White at the tender age of eight or nine.
Girlie says that “Allendale belongs to Lyle”. Who does Allendale belong to? Hannie Rayson’s “Inheritance”, set in Victoria’s Mallee, introduces many themes from family to prejudice to duty and freedom. However the main focus of the play is on the theme of inheritance. As Dibs and Girlie get ready to celebrate their 80th birthday, and Farley’s death nearing, the question of “who gets the farm” becomes frequently asked.
What does it really mean to be Australian? Is Australia really just: bushland, hot sunny beaches, native animals and having to have a laid back attitude? These are just common stereotypes about the ‘land down under’. With Australia settled by the British colony many of its inhabitants were the leftover convicts from Europe. After world war 2 boat people and asylum seekers arrived in Australia hoping for a new life.
Thousands of people die of Diabetes every year, and it continues increasing. Bad Sugar is the fourth episode of the film Unnatural Causes. Native Americans a minority group which has been rejected by the society by taking their nature sources. The film illustrates how Diabetes type two kills and changes the lives of Native Indian. During years, Indians American had healthy life, and long life expectancy.
Victor recalls the reactions he and Sadie received in response to putting “Dirty Joe” on a rollercoaster. The mention of specifically white people laughing, gathering around, then staring wide-eyed at Victor and Sadie’s soon retracting smiles, prompted Victor to compare the observers to a “jury and judge for the twentieth-century fancydance of these court jesters who would pour Thunderbird wine into the Holy Grail” (Alexie 56). The contrasting language used to describe the dynamic between white people and indigenous people emphasizes the unequal distribution of power in which Native
My opinion about this chapter is that the writer had different view of Native Americans than what most Americans have today. Americans view the natives as a peaceful people when in fact they fought over land, killed their enemies and torched them they were violent in their own way but they were not as violent as the white people so in my opinion the writer was wrong about saying the Native Americans were as violent as the Americans. An other thing that in my opinion the writer was wrong was by saying the Native Americans were as wasteful by killing the buffalo as the americans were when in fact they were not. There were not as many Natives as Americans so the killing number of participants was lower and when the natives killed the buffalo it was eaten by wolves while in the American side they were not eaten by wolves. In my opinion the author had a different view of the Native Americans than what most people have.
During the late 1800’s, Australia was in the midst of defining itself, emerging from its colonial past in which British and Irish criminals were sent to Australia. England’s jurisdiction on Australian land generated constant conflict and was made evident through Peter Carey’s reference to the culture via the interactions Ned Kelly and his gang had between authority and government. Carey not only discussed this oppression through the depiction of major quarrels, but in the daily disputes that pitted families of low class, such as the Kellys or the Quinns, against the local police establishments. Ned Kelly’s sense of justice was represented to be a result of Ned’s awareness of this British superiority, with Peter Carey alluding to it in statements saying "That is the agony of the Great Transportation that our parents would rather forget what come before so we currency lads is left alone ignorant as tadpoles spawned in puddles on the moon." This alone provides readers with an understanding of his sense of justice: he is the oppressed fighting back against the oppressor.
The novel ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey is centred around a young man named Charlie Bucktin living in the little Australian town of Corrigan in the late 1960 's. Charlie is presented with the issues of racial prejudice, shamefulness, and moral dishonesty. He is tested to address the idealism of right from wrong and acknowledges that the law doesn 't generally maintain equity. The thoughts are depicted through Silvey 's utilization of story traditions which are to either challenge or reinforce our values, states of mind and convictions on the issues brought before us. The 1960 's was an extremely dull period for numerous individuals whose race was recognizably unique - different to that of the “white” population.
This article discusses the speech given by an Indigenous journalist, Stan Grant who participated in a debate where he spoke for the motion “Racism is destroying the Australian Dream’’. Hence, the main points of this article are mostly evidence given by Grant in his debate to support his idea that the Australian Dream is indeed rooted in racism. One of the main points is that the indigenous Australians are often excluded and disregarded as non-Australians simply due to their race and skin colour. Grant pointed out the incident where AFL player Adam Goodes was publicly jeered and told that he did not belong to his country as he was not an Australian despite the fact that Australia indeed is the land of his ancestors.
Black Diggers is a play written by Tom Wright about the indigenous Australians who fought in World War II and their previously forgotten stories. The Ideas and themes involved in the text circle around two main points. The first is the inferiority of non-indigenous Australians in the play which can be seen by all the non-indigenous characters who aren’t called by their names. The second is the injustice shown towards non-indigenous soldiers due to discrimination and violence throughout the play. These arguments are evident in the old soldier’s monologue which was set in 1956.
Michael Futcher says, “….the issues explored in this play are important to all Australians, and viewed against the current backdrop of the refugee and immigrant debate, challenge us to question as a society, what we value most.” His interpretation of the classic novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ turned into a realistic play of ‘Tequila Mockingbird,’ interpreted by Shake and Stir, clearly illustrates and develops this idea of what Australians find important and value most in our society of the dark issues of racism, personal prejudice and abuse throughout the demonstration of the conventions of drama. Ross Balbuziente was successful in playing both roles of Joel Abbot and Mitch by the manipulation and enhancement of dramatic language and meaning.
The descriptive language, “cheap, exotic food” even tries to ridicule the cultural food which migrants were expected to prepare for the Australians. “Cheap, exotic food” is a connotation for unsatisfactory food. “Feed the mainstream”, hints that regardless of a migrant’s new identity, they were still considered as different from the majority. The quote, “We’ve given you opportunity for family reunion, equality, and status, though your colour could be wrong” uses racial imagery to create a picture in the audience’s mind of the “incorrect” coloured Australians. This statement maintains the concept of migrants never being able to be fully considered Australian.
PROBLEM STATEMENT Exploring the traumatic effects of Group Areas Act of 1950 on the coloured population of District Six and surrounding suburbs Roy H Du Pre underscores the anguish that played out as the authorities purposely dislocated them from their homes and dispersed them to unfamiliar locations. In his analysis he evokes the absolute desperation that some people displayed as the relocations advanced at a steady pace: As the axe dangled over their heads, the coloured people became obsessed about the impending removals. For many people the eviction notice was a death notice. Many died of a broken heart long before the bulldozers and trucks arrived (Du Pre: 83).
The indigenous population is represented through the character of Black Tracker, Billy, a man forced to carry out white people’s instructions to capture any Aboriginal people who might attempt to elude white
This fear, was very palpable though was never articulated. Gemmy’s attempt to re-enter is an invocation of the motif of the lost child also raises the question of whether Gemmy is too ‘contaminated’ to return to white society. According to Pierce, this is a theme of American stories of children lost to Indians, but generally not of Australian stories of children lost to the bush (Pierce 1999: xvii). Nonetheless the McIvor’s take Gemmy in, but most of the other settlers cannot accept Gemmy’s presence; their reactions range from wariness of Barney Mason to the thoughts of an extermination party by hot heads like Ned Corcoran (both for Gemmy and the Aborigines), especially when some ‘blacks’ appear on Jock McIvor’s property and Gemmy is seen talking familiarly to them. There is a split in views as to how to deal with the perceived threat – with many favouring killing the aboriginals, while others favour a ‘softer’ approach of assimilation in which they envision them becoming de-facto slaves tending to their crops on their plantations.
