oppression & power Flashcards
“the inspector appraises dolly’
can take her away at will
The two women stand up—as if at attention—as the INSPECTOR, a well-dressed white man,
scared
And you need interim housing to ease you into the townships. Are you
aware of the concept of assimilation, Mrs Banks?
stupid
Write letters. Inform yourself. Knowledge is power, ladies.
bruh
Marvellous! Quite a treat, fresh damper.
damper, doesnt understand they cannot afford more easily
He passes her an encyclopedia.
GLADYS: No, Errol. Thank you, but no.
rejecting
Radio: [voice-over] “…the birthplace of the nation”
reducing history
Nan: “They’re never going to give her that job…A girls from the Flats? I don’t even see the town Aboriginals working in stores…Gladys, get a grip.”
Gladys: “The hessian they lined the road with. The hessian that I couldn’t get through and couldn’t even peek over…Stop the likes of her seeing our humpies…hessian! Like a band-aid over a sore”
white cloth over the aboriginals
Dolly: “I don’t think so, mister. They’re not for the likes of us.”
education
Errol: It’s made out of a can!..How do you do that? You people can make something out of nothing.
igorant
He pours a cup for himself, but doesn’t offer one to Gladys.
rude
Nancy Woolthorpe: Love the fabric [with a giggle]…when it was our sunroom curtains…I thought we took them to the tip.
belittled
Dolly: Your world. And you’re assuming yours is better.
ignorant
new powder that’s guaranteed to turn your skin white. - nan
connect to gladys’s white gloces, nan hiding the white shoes
beat
silenced, left unsaid
Dolly: ‘You’re white. I’m Aboriginal. Or haven’t you
noticed?’
difference
Dolly: ‘Feel like getting coshed every time we step
out together? Can’t walk down the street holding
hands for being called names? And what would your
dad say if you took me home to meet him?’ (p. 171
erool and dolly
Gladys: ‘I’m not an interloper—I belong here—this
is my land!’
gladys standing up
Nan: ‘And hospitals is where they take our babies
away.’ (p. 185)
Gladys: ‘Why do we have to prove we can live like
whitefellas, before we get the same opportunities?’
equality focused
GLADYS listens in rapt silence to the voice of Queen Elizabeth II
wants to be accepted
Swan eggs, before I go.
owned by queen, return to birthplace
Instead of being formal, the QUEEN pulls her into a hug.
dream of acception
