Stolen Generation- Reflection of Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit proof fence is a strong true story. It was a tough time for all aborigines, especially half-castes. The Europeans thought that aborigines were better living the life of a white person than being who they actually were and following their traditions. They would teach the children (half-castes) on how to be white by taking them to camps. If they didn’t do as they were told they were punished (as you see in the movie), it is quite disgusting to see the children get hurt and sometimes killed (as seen in the movie as well.) To sum up the whole movie it is about three girls molly, daisy and grace trying to run away from the camp, to their homes, where their mum and grandmother live. Grace never made it to Jigalong and the others did. She didn’t make it to jigalong because she thought it was best if she caught the train to her home, but she didn’t know that people that were trying to catch the three girls, would be waiting for her to arrive there. They took her back to the camp and she was never seen in the movie again. At the end of the movie the two girls (molly and daisy) had finally arrived at jigalong where they met their mother and grandmother. Shortly after this happens they run off (molly, daisy, mother, grandmother) to the middle of the desert so Mr Neville wouldn’t be able to catch them and take them back to the camp. It is a beautiful but a disturbing movie, it makes you realize how fortunate we are today to be here and to have all of our privileges that we have. It is a shame though that we take our lives for granted and don’t see how lucky we actually are. It takes a movie like Rabbit Proof Fence to open your eyes and see how lucky and fortunate we are, compared to 1788-1900.
Rabbit proof fence is a strong true story. It was a tough time for all aborigines, especially half-castes. The Europeans thought that aborigines were better living the life of a white person than being who they actually were and following their traditions. They would teach the children (half-castes) on how to be white by taking them to camps. If they didn’t do as they were told they were punished (as you see in the movie), it is quite disgusting to see the children get hurt and sometimes killed (as seen in the movie as well.) To sum up the whole movie it is about three girls molly, daisy and grace trying to run away from the camp, to their homes, where their mum and grandmother live. Grace never made it to Jigalong and the others did. She didn’t make it to jigalong because she thought it was best if she caught the train to her home, but she didn’t know that people that were trying to catch the three girls, would be waiting for her to arrive there. They took her back to the camp and she was never seen in the movie again. At the end of the movie the two girls (molly and daisy) had finally arrived at jigalong where they met their mother and grandmother. Shortly after this happens they run off (molly, daisy, mother, grandmother) to the middle of the desert so Mr Neville wouldn’t be able to catch them and take them back to the camp. It is a beautiful but a disturbing movie, it makes you realize how fortunate we are today to be here and to have all of our privileges that we have. It is a shame though that we take our lives for granted and don’t see how lucky we actually are. It takes a movie like Rabbit Proof Fence to open your eyes and see how lucky and fortunate we are, compared to 1788-1900.