A true and satisfactory sense of belonging can be extremely difficult to achieve, and can often be stolen in an instant. This concept is displayed in ‘No More Boomerang’ by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, a poem that explores the first hand experience of an Indigenous man and the repercussions that he faced due to the invasion of the British settlers, as well as ‘The Secret River’, the core text, and Stan Grants 2016 speech, that challenges Australia’s current state in regards to Indigenous and Non-Indigenous interaction, and the lack of complete reconciliation between the two.
The Indigenous Australians are the traditional custodians of this land, and rightfully, should be able to feel as if they belong to and within their country. In all of my selected texts, the composers express how they and …show more content…
In his speech, Stan Grants states “We heard a howl. We heard a howl of humiliation that echoes across two centuries of dispossession, injustice, suffering and survival. We heard the howl of the Australian dream and it said to us again, you're not welcome.” This outtake of Grants speech portrays the deeply emotional pain that indigenous Australians are exposed to on a daily basis, even in the most innocently driven and well intentioned acts, such as the Australian Anthem. Grants has used the metaphor of “...the howl of humiliation...” in attempt to communicate to the audience how the nature and impact of some ignorant non-indigenous Australians resembles that of an echoing animal, unaware of how it may affect other members of society. This theme is evident in Noonuccal’s poem ‘No More Boomerang’ in the last stanza; “Lay down the woomera, Lay down the waddy. Now we got atom-bomb, End everybody.” This extract communicates to the audience the excessive contrast in the Aboriginals, and the British’s ideas and opinions on how we should be utilizing our country. Noonuccal has used the literary
The Indigenous Australians are the traditional custodians of this land, and rightfully, should be able to feel as if they belong to and within their country. In all of my selected texts, the composers express how they and …show more content…
In his speech, Stan Grants states “We heard a howl. We heard a howl of humiliation that echoes across two centuries of dispossession, injustice, suffering and survival. We heard the howl of the Australian dream and it said to us again, you're not welcome.” This outtake of Grants speech portrays the deeply emotional pain that indigenous Australians are exposed to on a daily basis, even in the most innocently driven and well intentioned acts, such as the Australian Anthem. Grants has used the metaphor of “...the howl of humiliation...” in attempt to communicate to the audience how the nature and impact of some ignorant non-indigenous Australians resembles that of an echoing animal, unaware of how it may affect other members of society. This theme is evident in Noonuccal’s poem ‘No More Boomerang’ in the last stanza; “Lay down the woomera, Lay down the waddy. Now we got atom-bomb, End everybody.” This extract communicates to the audience the excessive contrast in the Aboriginals, and the British’s ideas and opinions on how we should be utilizing our country. Noonuccal has used the literary