Rabbit Proof Fence has been published both as a book and as a movie. Being a reader or a viewer entirely changes our point of view on the story. As a reader‚ we get descriptive insight on the situations and emotions of the characters. We are then able to re-create these visually using our imagination and have endless freedom doing so. As a viewer‚ our creativity is somewhat restricted. We do not imagine the characters’ physical appearance‚ the locations or the overall situations in the same way as
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journeys require a strong sense of ones humanity in order to be successful. In ken Watsons anthology “at the round Earth imagined corners” ‘A righteous day by Mudrooroo and Journey to the interior’ by Margret Atwood and as well as the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ by Phillip Noyce have all expanded my understanding of journeys to myself individuals and the world. Through these texts we can observe different aspects of a journey. Journeys are essential in life because they teach us to overcome adversity
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After a minute or so‚ the camera pans up to the sky‚ then focuses back to the ground. But this part of the land is darker‚ lifeless‚ and dull; it is a contrast to the opening natural environment. The audience can clearly see a fence cutting through the land‚ the rabbit proof fence. This signifies white people killing off the land‚ and likely the scar that the white have caused upon the Aborigines. The next scene is a close shot of Molly. Molly is looking up‚ and the camera angle is from the bottom looking
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dad and I were repairing a fence at the house that I have always referred to as the black shutter house. I wasn’t actually helping of course‚ I was running around the fenced in yard‚ picking the tiger lilies on the side of the house and doing whatever six year olds do. I remember walking over to my father’s silver pick-up truck and grabbing a socket wrench from his tool bucket. I guess I thought I was trying to help father fix the fence because I walked over to the fence gate that wasn’t attached
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“How are significant aspects of change reflected in Tan and Marsden’s picture book ‘The Rabbits’” John Marsden and Shuan Tan successfully convey the emotional and physical changes to Australia during the British settlement in their picture book ‘The Rabbits’. Tan and Marsden recounted the events as an allegory (in which the indigenous are possums‚ a native animal‚ and the British are represented by rabbits‚ animals carrying connotations of destruction and immorality)‚ utilising several visual and
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Rabbit Proof Fence Discuss the symbolism and motifs in the ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’. What do they represent and how do they contribute to the story? The film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ conveys the importance of family‚ belonging and country to the Aboriginal people and provides the audience with an insight of the division between the Europeans and the Aboriginal people. The Director‚ Philip Noyce displays these themes by the use of symbolism and motifs. Symbolism is the use of one object to represent
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Ever since British fleets first landed on Australia‚ the Aborigines were faced with a problem. The new settlers did not recognise them as owners of the land as they did not develop it‚ but had instead roamed amongst it. The Aborigines had faced discrimination‚ oppression and violence. After federation‚ however‚ their rights and freedoms began to change dramatically throughout the 20th Century. Through that period of time‚ the Australian government has created and implemented policies concerning the
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British novelist once wrote‚ “Nobody but he who has felt it‚ can receive what a plaguing thing it is to have a man’s mind torn asunder by two projects of equal strength‚ both obstinately pulling in a contrary direction at the same time.” In the drama Fences‚ August Wilson uses stylistic devices to characterize how the main character‚ Troy Maxson‚ is pulled in conflicting directions by compelling desires‚ ambitions‚ obligations and influences. Wilson purposely creates a play set in the middle of
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3.2 Essay How does an individual’s perspective of‚ and response to a crisis define him or her? In the short story "The Rabbits" by John Marsten and Shaun Tan‚ the aboriginals had bountiful lands with blooming trees‚ grass‚ and foods. Their children were safe and cared for‚ they had their cultures and customs set into place‚ until the "rabbits" came. "The rabbits came by boat" (Shaun Tan‚ pg.90)‚ were the aboriginals lived‚ they came‚ took over their land and made it their new home. The aboriginals
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A Father’s Fatal Mistake The worst mistake a parent can make is to try to protect their child from the world instead of prepare them for it. In August Wilson’s Fences‚ our main character Troy Maxson is the father of two boys‚ Cory and Lyons. Lyons‚ the older brother‚ is an aspiring jazz musician trying to follow his dreams. His brother Cory is only a senior in high school with serious skills in the game of football and is even being scouted by big name colleges. Troy has a tough love relationship
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