The historical story telling novel 'The longest memory' by Fred D'Aguiar and the play 'black diggers' written by Tom Wright explore the extreme distress and damage undergone by vital characters such as Whitechapel and Bertie respectively, and the long lasting effects it has on the way these characters view life itself. In the longest memory the concept of trauma is highlighted through love and death. D'Aguiar weaves the misery endured throughout Whitechapel's extensive lifetime through monologues that give an insight into his inner feelings about the death of both his wife and child. Similarly, in Black Diggers suffering is shown by Wright through the hardship of Indigenous Australians in their efforts to be seen as equal in pre, during and
