Deadly Unna Racism Analysis
Australia is a racist country. Is this an accurate statement about ‘Deadly Unna?’
Deadly Unna is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne. The novel showcases the effects that racism can have in a small community through the protagonist Gary ‘Blacky’ Black and how Blacky’s awareness of the racist attitudes shown by his townspeople from The Port, towards the nungas (aborigines) from The Point increases. This is eventually shown at the end when Blacky and all his siblings paint over the writing ‘boongs piss off.
Blacky acquires a friendship with a nunga through the sport of Aussie Rules Footy. Dumby Red, as he is known, happens to be extremely good at footy. At first, Blacky becomes envious and tells himself that he hates Dumby, when he knows he has
Deadly Unna is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne. The novel showcases the effects that racism can have in a small community through the protagonist Gary ‘Blacky’ Black and how Blacky’s awareness of the racist attitudes shown by his townspeople from The Port, towards the nungas (aborigines) from The Point increases. This is eventually shown at the end when Blacky and all his siblings paint over the writing ‘boongs piss off.
Blacky acquires a friendship with a nunga through the sport of Aussie Rules Footy. Dumby Red, as he is known, happens to be extremely good at footy. At first, Blacky becomes envious and tells himself that he hates Dumby, when he knows he has