Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

In Philip Noyce’s acclaimed film, Rabbit-Proof Fence, a major theme that develops throughout the story is the struggle for survival that Molly, Daisy and Gracie had to endure. The girls face many trials in their fight for life, however their struggles are never more clearly portrayed than in three carefully constructed scenes. The girls struggle to survive the desert landscape is displayed clearly when Gracie leaves Molly and Daisy to go find her mother and the other girls are silhouetted…

“Other people’s lives are so different to mine” Turtles can fly, set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the border between Turkey and Iraq, and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. The film shows the struggle of the Kurdish people that are stuck under the rule of Saddam and how this affects the lives of the children. Firstly this essay will examine how the children in Kurdistan are forced to become adults at a young age, then it will analyse how education was considered useless and how that differs to the…

the children (Rabbit Proof Fence). This was an attempt to phase out half Aboriginal and half white children as if it was wrong to be half blood (Rabbit Proof Fence). The girls are taken over 1200 miles away from their home to Moore River where they were to be taught how to become domestic servants to the Anglo population (Rabbit Proof Fence). Not only were they ripped away from their families but they were stripped of their identity, culture and bush homeland (Rabbit Proof Fence). The girls…

this; you are extremely happy and carefree, having the best time of your life with your family. Suddenly, your mother is trying to hide you and is telling you that you need to get behind her. Your emotions are a mixture of confusion and worry but you follow your mum’s order. Then, a tall white man approaches you and your family and grips onto your arm. You cry out in pain and fear, as you have heard the stories about all the other half-caste children that are taken away from their families. Most…

better inform the rest of the world. Three literary works especially focus on colonization. The first of these is Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, which follows Okonkwo, who is a well respected Igbo man, as he and his clan deal with the impacts colonization has on them in Nigeria. Similar to this is Rabbit Proof Fence, which also follows people impacted by colonization. Although, this time, it is about three girls; Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who are aboriginals in Australia. They live in…

European, half aboriginal) were taken to be assimilated of their culture and be thought “the right way of living” but a question that really made me think was how about if you were fully European and enjoyed the aboriginal culture, and started to follow their way of living would you have to go to moore river native settlement to get assimilated for what you now believe in?…

Do Not Pay”, the excerpt from the novel, Rabbit Proof Fence, and the speech by Aleeza Kazmi show how it is important to make your own choices. First, in the text, “Words Do Not Pay,” the author, Chief Joseph, Wrote a letter to the white men saying that “words Do Not Pay for his dead people. They do not pay for my country now overrun by white men” in this story Chief Joseph makes a decision by Second, in the piece from the book, Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence, three sisters run away from home to…

Stolen Generation Rabbit-Proof Fence Kaylie Chen From 1910s to 1970s, many indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of implementing various government policies, the policy of assimilation was one of them, and it was implemented in various state of Australia. These policies are well known as the Stolen Generation. The Australian Government deemed that by the forcefully removing Indigenous children from their families and communities should allow Indigenous people…

To either Australians or a public less familiar with Australia’s history and culture or, Rabbit-Proof Fence by Philip Noyce (2002) is considered an excellent source to know about the ‘Stolen Generations’, an important chapter in Australian contemporary history. Premiering in a context in which there were increasing voices calling for the reconciliation with the Aboriginal community, the movie was a key landmark in this movement (Martin, 2002). Contrasting to frequent stereotypes in the artistic…

Concepts from Social Psychology in Rabbit-Proof Fence Summary Rabbit-Proof Fence is the true story of three young aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken away from their families in Jigalong to attend a White school designed to enculturate them into becoming good house servants and laborers to White families. Molly, age fourteen, is the leader of the trio, including 8-year-old Daisy, and their 10-year-old cousin Gracie. The relocation and education of “half-caste” children was part of the…