The Rabbits John Marsden Analysis

Australias history has become a hot topic due to the rising acknowledgement of the graphic history of the nation. The Rabbits a picture book written by John Marsden depicts the colonisation of a nation and the wrong doings of the settler towards the natives. But is this truly the only side to the colonisation of the nation we call home now? The allegory depicts such events as the stolen generation and the several massacres carried out by the settlers in the early years of the nation. Without these events though would we be the great nation we are now.

The book brings up the major event of the stolen generation. The stolen generation was the forceful removal of native children from their families and tribes from 1910 - 1970, it was done to integrate the next generation of the natives into culture of the settlers as they thought it superior and that the natives way was a threat to the children and the settlers. This is estimated to have affected around 33% of all indigenous children as stated by Australians together. The separation of the aboriginal children from their parents had a massive and still felt impact on the children and the families. Many aboriginal cultures were lost …show more content…
This case finally acknowledged the land rights of the meriam people and further led to the ruling that Australia was not terra nullius, no mans land, and started the reclaiming of land for the aboriginal people. With major parts of Australia being taken from the native aboriginal and being sold to settlers for farm land it caused great displacement of the people and caused many conflicts which led to high fatality for the aboriginal people due to the settlers great technological advantage. So you take land from a people, sell it for a great profit then quell any retaliation against the decision that was the Australian frontier for you. Where would we be