Analysis Of The Essay 'Rabbits And Convicts'

A comparison of the text, ‘Us Mob, Walawurru’ written by David Spillman and Lisa Wilyuka and the film “Rabbit Proof Fence” directed by Phillip Noyce reveals that social attitudes in Australia between the 1930’s and the 1990’s have changed enormously. In the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ set in 1931, Aboriginal children, more specifically half-castes –who are children with an Indigenous and Caucasian descent- are taken away from their families and to ‘Moore Rive Settlement’, where they are trained to fit into mainstream Australian society and be domestic servants. Later, the novel “Us Mob Walawurru” which takes place over the time period between the 1960’s to the 1990’s, demonstrates the changes that have taken place over the last fifty years. European Australians are more accepting and respectful of indigenous culture and the government has changed the laws regarding Terra Nullius to give the Aboriginal

The rhetoric “Where is the rich, dark earth, brown and moist? Where is the smell of rain dripping from the gum trees?” combined with the lack of light and blackness in the image emphasises the absence of belonging and lack of life the aboriginals felt after their land was stolen. Due to these events, the audience will begin to recognize how other people can considerably affect a persons’ sense of belonging. “The Rabbits” articulates the relationship between the Indigenous Australians who are represented by the marsupials and their land; their sense of belonging depends on the state of their

Skip Hollandsworth candidly explores the subjects of juvenile crime and sentencing in the electronic long form newspaper article, “The Prisoner”. The purpose of the essay is to inform the reader about juvenile sentencing and to persuade the audience that there are clear problems with aspects of the U.S. prison system. The article is easily accessible to a large audience because it is online. Hollandsworth takes into account that his audience, mostly consisting of Texas Monthly readers, may already have pre-established notions about the topic, so he considers other sides while still supporting his argument. Edwin Debrow, a preteen member of the Crips, committed a murder when he was 12-years old and received a 27-year sentence through the

In the song “Red Rabbits,” James Mercer, an American singer, musician, and songwriter for the band The Shins, sings, “I can't go into this no more. It puts too many thorns on my mind, and the necessary balloon lies a corpse on the floor.” This song describes a person, the narrator, who is associated with someone who has committed a crime. The narrator reaches a point where he can no longer take the mental stress that comes with protecting his friend because their means of escape, or the “necessary balloon,” is no longer available, or rather “a corpse on the floor.” A similar concept is presented in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men when Lennie, one of the main characters, kills a woman after his friend George has been protecting him for many years. The duo’s dream of paradise, or their necessary balloon out the their current life of moving from town to town in order to find work, is now dead, along with the person that Lennie killed. Then, George, for various reasons, including to get out of the predicament he has been made a part of, makes the decision to kill Lennie. George justifies his desire to kill Lennie in order to rid himself of a burden, because he loves Lennie, and so that he can worry about only himself and not Lennie.

The Rabbits, a picture book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan, is an allegory for the British arriving in Australia and the subsequent colonisation. From the perspective of the indigenous population, Marsden explores the impact of white settlement on the traditional aboriginal way of life. This is achieved through the symbolism, colours and language.

The Rabbits is an award winning, children's book written by John Marsden and illustrated by Shaun Tan. Uncovering the history of colonisation in a rich allegorical fable using marsupials and rabbits as symbolic groups, along with simple and sparse dialect. Both the text and illustrations convey marsupials being invaded and colonized by foreign rabbits. There is a curious and harmonious first encounter of the two groups, but this is soon replaced with fear and resentment as the rabbits begin to change the marsupials world for the worst. The Rabbits bring foreign customs and a completely new culture, transforming the land as they overthrow it heartlessly. Stealing its original inhabitants from the only home they have ever known for centuries.

How would you feel if you got taken away from your parents and family? The author of the rabbit proof fence Doris Pilkington Garimara wrote the books to help spread how badly the white people treated the aboriginal people. The forced removal of Indigenous Australians from land and family had an impact on Australia. Today’s oral presentation will discuss: the time that the rabbit proof fence was set in, why Doris Pilkington Garimara created the text and how the audience is positioned to view the indigenous perspective through its use of multimodal elements.

For this assignment we had to watch the film From Prison to Home. This film is about people in prison getting out and being on parole. Not only are these people on parole they are trying to live life with obstacles and stay out of trouble. Now this movie in particular follows four men who have been released and are going through a special program, this program is called the African American Program. This program in particular is supposed to be able to help out African Americans get the help they need so they can stay out of trouble. The four men that this movie follows are; Richard, Arthur, Calvin, Randy.

John Marsden’s and Shaun Tan’s epic picture book, “The Rabbits”, is an allegorical fable about colonisation, told from the perspective of the natives. An unseen narrator describes the coming of ‘rabbits’ in the most minimal detail, an encounter that is at first friendly and curious, but later darkens as it becomes apparent that the visitors are actually invaders. My chosen image (above), embodies the overall style of the book which is deliberately sparse and strange. Both text and image conveys an overall sense of bewilderment and anxiety as native numbat-like creatures witness the environmental devastation under the wheels of a strange new culture, represented by the rabbits.

Human traits like defiance of authority, foolishness, and greed are what make up rabbits as tricksters also see a glimpse of goodness and kindness them. In the Brer Rabbit tale “The Famine”, Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox tried selling their families for food, but Brer Rabbit uses his cleverness to free his family by convincing Brer Fox that his wife already ate them. (Baker 151).

The desire for change in society is a struggle that has been developing among generations for years. Millennials have evolved from the traditional norms of their parents, grandparents, and previous generations. The wretched institution of marriage has been collectively decoded by this generation to mean an entrapment of individualized independence. Marriage is being subtly opposed, and the opposition has not gone unnoticed by older generations. Using Kafka’s in “In the Penal Colony” as a lens for today’s society it can deduced that a strong change is coming, so old traditions will either be transformed, adapted to suit, or collapse under its resilience.

As I was reading this story, I came to the realization that George Orwell childhood and young adulthood very much mirrored my own youth. His habits were my habits, from making up stories, to holding conversations with my imaginary friend. If I have learned anything from this story, is that my strange eccentricities can be a wonderful diving board into fiction writing.

In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, a major turning point in the novel was when Napoleon used his secret police force, his dogs, to exile Snowball. Snowball had previously been trying to improve the animal’s lives for the future by building a windmill. After Snowball was exiled, Napoleon became leader and everything immediately went amiss. Orwell stated that: "Somehow it seemed as though the farm had grown richer without making the animals themselves any richer- except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs" (p.86). In other words, no one was benefiting from the animal’s labours apart from the pigs and the dogs because the amount of authority the dogs and the pigs, especially Napoleon had, was corrupt. Frighteningly, if Snowball had been

When he hops up to his feet, he sees all of the beings around the cage step back and inch towards one of the several exits. Although he can’t hear them, Selison can tell that there was a collective gasp that ran through the group. With his new, albeit limited, freedom, Selison is ecstatic to feel cold tiles beneath his feet. He shows no emotion, though, as he slowly looks around the room. With a deep sigh, he cracks his neck and materializes his immaculate wings. All of a sudden, the things surrounding him go silent at the sight of this indescribable moment. Humanity has never seen anything close to this in all of its existence. Pure energy given form, shining brilliantly. Not a single word is exchanged or even thought as they all bear

The rebellion was to escape from people and their cruel ways, but can they escape the death-grip of their own kind? The animals of animal farms are mistreated and have no rights. Mr and Mrs. Jones were the owners of Manor Farm, the human oppressors, and authoritarians of the animals. The animals rebel against the Jones and take over the farm. They create a utopian society for themselves, but the utopia quickly turns into a dystopia when the pigs take control of the farm. In many ways, Animal Farm is a complete allegorical / fable –like retelling of the founding of the Soviet Union, complete with a rebellion and eventual installation of a dictator. Like the ideological battle that was raged in Russia between the classes, the one that is played out in this novel have many of the same themes, including an initial push to strengthen the working class, a strong beginning movement of nationalism and unity, a series of successful efforts to topple the ruling authority (Mr. Jones), all followed by a complete totalitarian takeover by a dictator who is a hypocrite and goes back on many of the promises he made at the height of the revolutionary action.