Maddie+Killer

=ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE: =



==== I chose this picture because i think that this picture represents the stolen generation. I think that this picture also links to all of my other texts that i have chosen for this assignment, i think that in a lot of ways, this brings across the perspective of the stolen generation of how they are taken from there homes by the white people. ====

Title: What Becomes of us now Author: Dan Davies Date commentary written: 8 March 2011

“What becomes of us now”, is an Australian native poem written by the aboriginal poet,Dan Davies. Dan Davies has a very strong opinion in relation to his people and the way they have been and are still being treated today. He explores both the past and the present, by conveying to the reader both his beliefs about what he considers are the problems and also the wayhe thinks it should be. The poem is told both on behalf of the Aboriginal people as a whole and also individually, that is what affects him as an aboriginal man. He tells the audience about how his people "the aboriginal people" are viewed and also the laws that have affected them. It is emotive and he expresses to the listener what he feels and his opinion that the aboriginal children are not been treated fairlyand he worries about their future. The author Dan Davies is upset and angry about the way the aboriginal people are looked upon as outsiders and not real Australians, although they were the traditional land owners. The author uses many poetic devices for example rhyming, where the every second line, rhymes with the first " said sorry/biggest worry". The use of dialogue also creates a sense of reality "will our people be treated equally?" . His use of strong words and descriptive sentences like "fighting", "suffering", "this dirt is where we bleed"; creates emotion and clearly illustrates the view of native aboriginals and what they consider a violation of their rights. As an aboriginal, the use of native aboriginal slang terms like, “ fella” and “my mob”. "white fella" evokes realism and makes the poem a lot more unique. The strong use of aboriginal tradition and the way they see, experience and view the land as part of them, enables the reader to feel that the land "Australia" is not just land but a part of them. I believe that this poem clearly illustrates the Aboriginal way of life both past and present and the conditions and problems they have experienced. It also presents to the audience that despite efforts to address issues, the Aboriginal people are still suffering and are worried about the future. Although not a long poem, the author is able to relay his messages to the audience.

2 OTHER TEXTS BEEN ANALYZED:

**SAMSON AND DELILAH:**
==== I think that this movie represents the stolen generation in many ways, more then just one. I think that because it is about two aboriginal children, setting off around the country to try and find out about where they belong. I think that this shows the stolen generation because these two children had to leave and disembark from there families, and leave there aboriginal homes when tragedy strikes there natural surroundings. They are left to survive by them self, with no one else to help them anymore. Although, unlike some, there were not taken by the "white Australians" away from there homes, i think it still represents the stolen generation because they are no longer able to stay with there families and where they think that they belong. ====

**HOW WE FLED WHEN I WAS A GIRL:**
====How we fled when i was a girl, is a very touching and very deep short story. It strongly brings across the perspective of the stolen generation. It shows this because the short story is basically about a aboriginal family, who had to run and go away in order to escape the "white fellas.". I feel like this story is a pure and very good example showing how the aboriginals felt when they were basically kind of been invaded. ====

It also gives you an idea about how the white people felt like they were so superior over the aboriginals and that they had so much power in comparison to how much power the aboriginals had.
POWER POINT : RABBIT PROOF FENCE

Maddie,

A fair effort
 * Where is your PPT? This is not finished!
 * You have discussed the authors' intended representations of Aboriginals/the act of child removal very well
 * Next time try to analyse more specific literary techniques in more detail with reference to the intended effects on readers
 * Try to avoid the phrase "I think"
 * Next time please try to add more detail and increase the length of your commentaries