Follw the Rabbit-proof Fence Flashcards
Who is Doris Pilkington and what’s her story like?
Notability
Against what does Doris write?
She writes against division saying that there is still a fence that divides Australia, but it is not a fence to protect from rabbits, but it hides and forget all the atrocity and violations of human rights that have been made by the white people to the aboriginal people.
The storytelling has the power to connect white people and indigenous people, and if there is a listener that is ready to acknowledge and learn about the atrocity of indigenous people, the story has a real and useful function.
What are the half-cast children taught in the settlement?
They are taught to hate and discriminate the Aboriginal culture —> Doris’ sisters Annabelle
How’s the reaction of white people to the stole generation practice?
Some accept it and think that it has been hidden from them on purpose
Others think that the number is exaggerated and it was made for their good
What’s the role of the women in the stole generation?
They suffered twice: when they were taken away and when their children were taken away
They were thought to be insensitive and not to have any feelings when their children were taken away —> they will soon forget about them
What’s the role of the women in the stole generation?
They suffered twice: when they were taken away and when their children were taken away
They were thought to be insensitive and not to have any feelings when their children were taken away —> they will soon forget about them
How is the book Follow the Rabbit-proof fence structured?
9 chapters
history divided in 2:
- 1-4 mix of oral history and fiction
- 5-9 story of three girls that run away from the settlement and walked 1600 km to return home
Who’s the dedication at the beginning of the book for?
It’s for all the mothers’ and aunts’ children that were taken away and for their courage, determination and inspiration for writing the history.
