Symbolism In The White Predominance

Jack Davis delves upon the idea of racist notion accompanied by enforcement of power. Davis examines the correlation between the two concept through the variation of the characters that reaffirms the subjection of power to successful assimilation and eradication of the matriarchal culture. The subordination of the White bureaucracy is explicit within the text, identified within the arbitrary Australian justice system. The White predominance serves as the major adversity against the aboriginals. The domineering governmental system inflicts cultural damage within the Aboriginals through the employment of numerable characters, namely that of Mr Neal and AO Neville. The character of Neal is the most explicit racist character within the stage play, displaying the stereotype of the brutal government during the 1930s.
Neal reaffirms his racist believes towards aboriginals by physically performing brutal punishment to ‘no gooders’, such is apparent through his use of the cat o’ nine tails to afflict pain to aboriginals who opposes, symbolising the forced power of the White supremacy. Neal’s use of cat o nine tail is prominent in stage direction given by Davis that’s seen in ‘Neal grabs