Eugenics is a set of beliefs that aims at improving the genetic makeup of a human population. This affected many different parts of the world. In Australia, it was composed of a plan to “breed out” the blacks. As shown in the film, Mr. Neville presents to a group of women how after three or four generations, there is almost no trace of black in the appearance of the people. I believe that the documents aided in our understanding as Mr. Neville claims that the half-caste children are more intelligent than their darker relations and thus should be raised separately.
Moreover, the documents aided in our understanding of the idea of Eugenics because it illustrated the feelings of the colonists towards the natives. It showed the extent to which
Moreover, the documents aided in our understanding of the idea of Eugenics because it illustrated the feelings of the colonists towards the natives. It showed the extent to which