Section A - Rainbow's End Flashcards
“Get with…”
“Get with the times, Nan, this is the fifties.” – Dolly, pg. 131, change
“She needs…”
“She needs to know the world is bigger than just this.” -Gladys, pg. 131, change, power, leadership, love and belonging, racism
“They’ve had…’
“They’ve had it hard, those lads.” – Nan, pg. 139, trauma, race and racism
“You’re white…”
“You’re white. I’m Aboriginal. Or haven’t you noticed?” – Dolly, pg. 149, race and racism, belonging
“The Aborigine…”
“The Aborigine needs to be absorbed into the community.” – Inspector, pg. 152, race and racism, change
”-‘End of…”
“-‘End of the rainbow-‘. Sounds beaut, doesn’t it.” – Gladys, pg. 155, change, love and belonging
“It’s like…”
“It’s like your family’s from another country or something.” – Errol, pg. 170, race and racism, conflict
“Your world…”
“Your world. And you’re just assuming that your world is better.” – Dolly, pg. 172, race and racism, change, love and belonging
“Feel like…”
“Feel like getting coshed every time we step out together?” – Dolly, pg. 171, race and racism, conflict
“I’m not an…”
“I’m not an interloper – I belong here – this is my land!” – Gladys, pg. 181, race and racism, leadership, power, conflict
“And hospitals…”
“And hospitals is where they take our babies away.” – Nan, pg. 185, race and racism, conflict
“Gawd no…”
“Gawd no, that’s men’s business.” – Nan, pg. 191, gender stereotypes
“Because where…”
“Because where you belong, and your family, is important. To you, and to me.” – Errol, pg. 193, love and belonging
“We’ve been…”
“We’ve been humble too long.” – Gladys, pg. 196, race and racism, change, leadership
“Why do…”
“Why do we have to prove we can live like whitefellas, before we get the same opportunities?” – Gladys, pg. 197, race and racism, conflict
