Character Analysis Of Kay In The Film '
Kay’s first appearance in the film is when she is a child running through the fields, representing innocence. Then she becomes sick and her cousin Gale takes her to the hospital. To her families’ horror, the Government officials take Kay away as part of the Stolen Generation.
In another scene Cynthia and Gale (cousins) vist Kay in Melbourne to inform her that they are going to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers. Instead of welcoming them, Kay comments with racial judgements like ‘If it’s money you need, I can’t help you’ and ‘you should act your age not your colour.’
Initially Kay values fitting into white society more than sticking to her roots. She represents the ideas of the impacts of the Stolen Generation on the victims and the journey …show more content…
Gale despises Kay for not returning and calls her a ‘Gubba’ or white person though it was not Kay’s choice. Also when Kay returns for her mother’s funeral the only comment she made is ‘If you guys worked as much as you fished, you’d be rich you know.’
Throughout the film Kay is faced with racial discrimination. During Cynthia and Gale’s vist to her house, Kay herself acknowledges that without accepting her black heritage, she is missing out on many opportunities.
Another conflict is when Gale and Kay get into a punch out over Kay going out with a Black American soldier (Robbie). Gale points out that ‘Going out with a black soldier isn’t gonna make you any blacker.’ Implying that Gale does not accept Kay for her white identity despite seeing that it was actually this relationship that was changing her views.
Another confronting scene was when Viet Cong stop them with guns stopping them from passing through. In this scene Kay is very powerful in her black heritage and speaks in her mother tongue, requesting that they pass through their country with respect. The Viet soldiers see that they are innocent and allow them to pass and in that moment Kay has reclaimed her Aboriginal identity. Gale finally sees Kay’s change and respects her
In another scene Cynthia and Gale (cousins) vist Kay in Melbourne to inform her that they are going to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers. Instead of welcoming them, Kay comments with racial judgements like ‘If it’s money you need, I can’t help you’ and ‘you should act your age not your colour.’
Initially Kay values fitting into white society more than sticking to her roots. She represents the ideas of the impacts of the Stolen Generation on the victims and the journey …show more content…
Gale despises Kay for not returning and calls her a ‘Gubba’ or white person though it was not Kay’s choice. Also when Kay returns for her mother’s funeral the only comment she made is ‘If you guys worked as much as you fished, you’d be rich you know.’
Throughout the film Kay is faced with racial discrimination. During Cynthia and Gale’s vist to her house, Kay herself acknowledges that without accepting her black heritage, she is missing out on many opportunities.
Another conflict is when Gale and Kay get into a punch out over Kay going out with a Black American soldier (Robbie). Gale points out that ‘Going out with a black soldier isn’t gonna make you any blacker.’ Implying that Gale does not accept Kay for her white identity despite seeing that it was actually this relationship that was changing her views.
Another confronting scene was when Viet Cong stop them with guns stopping them from passing through. In this scene Kay is very powerful in her black heritage and speaks in her mother tongue, requesting that they pass through their country with respect. The Viet soldiers see that they are innocent and allow them to pass and in that moment Kay has reclaimed her Aboriginal identity. Gale finally sees Kay’s change and respects her