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Analysis Of Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit Proof Fence is based on a true story about three aboriginal girls who are forcibly abducted from their home and taken to an institution for
mixed–race children. They are educated and trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. Children who were taken
were taught to reject their Indigenous heritage, and forced to adopt white culture. Their names were changed, and they were forbidden to speak their
traditional languages. The three children escape and make a 1500mile journey home on foot, while following the rabbit–proof fence that bisects
Australian. Included in the film are the vast and open outback landscapes which signifies the freedom of aboriginals land and how they belong to
it as the are physically and emotionally affected when they are taken away from it. The rabbit fence was built to keep the Aboriginals in one place
therefore symbolising the division between the Aboriginals and the Europeans. Also a representation of a map, as it is a symbol of home for the
girls and provides a way in order for them to get home (by following the fence). The eagle guides the girls home, they believed that it was the spirt of
the wind. There is a clear that the link aboriginals have to the land is spiritual. The clothing the aboriginals wore was dirty, while the white people had
fancy, clean clothes. The presentation Mr Neville makes to the women explains why his intentions are educated and rational. The film deliberately
underplayed how
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Themes Of Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit – Proof fence Firstly, write down a few of your own thoughts about the film Rabbit– Proof fence. How did you react to the film? Did you enjoy
it? Why or why not? The film was engaging and thoroughly executed. The actors suited their roles, and played well. The theme in the film was
educational and intriguing. Apart from some small flaws, the film was enjoyable. The circumstances around the film, as poor oxygen in the classroom
and darkness, made it a little tiresome to watch, and therefore, the film seemed stretched out. In reflection, that impression was misplaced. Discuss
your views with other class members. What do you think are the film's key themes and issues? The key themes and issues can be a criticism of the
Australian society's actions against Aboriginals. It can be about prejudice, simplistic generalization, racism, race supremacy and assimilation. For the
most part, the film's theme and key issues circles around how the Lost Generation of Aboriginal children were treated through the film, how they were
neglected, threatened, spoken of and forced into the Australian society as servants and maids. Write two different descriptions: one in a few short
words or phrases and another in a full paragraph commenting on its style, what...show more content...
It presents the different perspective of the occurrences, both the aboriginal point of view and the Australian. Rabbit–Proof fence switches among these
two point of view cunningly, and one may not realise it. Told from the girl's point of view, the story seemingly show their side, yet one also learn about
the Australians side. Together with Molly, Daisy and Gracie, the audience travels around in the Australian nature; experiencing storms, hunger and
dessert. Through a tale of experiencing lightning and motions, one learn about the courageous girls taking a stand against the authorities and the
Aboriginal tracker to find their way
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Rabbit-Proof Fence Essay
1931, the half–cast act is in effect leaving no mixed race child safe from the government. The film Rabbit–Proof Fence tells the tale of three girls who
were directly effected by the act. Their incredible journey defied all odds, everything was against the girls and they persevered. Their situation and
journey was brought about Australia's dominate culture idea of social justice in order to protect their culture and the paradigms of the half–cast
children. The assimilation of the half–cast aboriginals is prevalent throughout the film due to the mixed paradigms. The dominate culture of Australia
didn't like the fact that there were children who were both white and aboriginal. Which isn't a huge surprise considering this type of assimilation has
happened around the globe...show more content...
Hans Rosling's TED talk "New Insights On Poverty Around the world" had a chart that showed the means and goals for development. The Australians
at the time during the film had the means of culture and education, which are not particularly important means compared to the others on the chart.
However, in the long term goals culture is the most important on this list other than human rights. My thinking is that the Australians were trying to
preserve their dominate culture, and they thought that the half–cast aboriginals were putting the dominate culture in jeopardy. As a mean to change the
culture change the Australians use education to asslimate the half–cast children. The Moore River camp is where some of the half–cast children were
taken in order to be educated in the ways of the dominate culture, so that when the children of the camp have their own children they will be raised as
the dominate culture. The film supports Hans Rosling's chart in showing that means are only important in order to reach a larger
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Symbolism In The Rabbit Proof Fence
The movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, tells the story about three young aboriginals girls' name, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who
were taken away from their families and homes to be brought up in white society. The girls are related; two sisters and a cousin. The story reveals the
struggles the girls encounters while trying to run away from Moore River, which is a settlement camp where half–caste native (children with both
white and Native parents) children are educated on how to live with white population. The girls are taught to become servants, and they are prohibited
from using any other language but English. The settlement camp where these girls are held is far away from their home, which separates them from their
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When planning the escape, Molly knew that the fence ran from the north to the south. Therefore, she was sure it would lead them back home. In
this context, the Rabbit fence symbolizes a map that would show them the way home. Throughout the movie the girls' use the fence as a guide for
their journey home. The existence of the fence is of great importance to the girls' escape mission. Although the fence was built to keep rabbits out
of the farmland, it became a symbol of repression, as when it was built, it kept Aboriginal people form interacting with the white population. It was
a way of dividing and repressing the Aboriginal people. This is true in other parts of the world as well. For example, the government of Belin built
a wall that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The Berlin wall divided families who found themselves unable to visit
each other. Many East Berliners were cut off from their jobs. The Aboriginal families find themselves unable to raise or visit their own children.
The flying eagle is another symbol in this film that has been exclusively embraced. The bird first appears to Molly and her mother at the beginning
of the movie. Her grandma points towards the bird and says to Molly, "See that bird? That's a spirit bird; he will always look after you." This scene
shows the bird importance to the Aboriginal. The bird gave Molly the courage to escape Moore River. While in
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Rabbit Proof Fence Journey Essay
"The journey leads to a greater understanding of others, self and one's place in the world". To what extent do you agree with this statement? Discuss
with close analysis to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing.
Physical journeys are comprised of change and can lead to realisation of some fundamental truth. They occur as a result of the obstacle of societal
constraints. Shakespeare's pastoral play As You Like It explores the notion of a physical journey through the societal constraints and physical obstacles
faced by the characters, which forces them to embark on a transformative physical journey into the forest. These ideas are also reiterated in Noyce's
film Rabbit–Proof Fence through the unjust laws...show more content...
As the persona evolves physically, they gain new knowledge and experiences which allow them to perceive themselves and others in a different light.
This notion is seen in Rabbit proof fence in which the native childrens' abduction leads to them learning about the injustice in the world. This is seen in
the abduction scene in which the diegetic sound of the girls screaming for help and the non–diegetic sound of the tense music in the background create
an atmosphere of fear. This fear of the government and therefore all forms of leadership shows that the Australian government's administration at the
time was really unjust. This new knowledge gained by the girls is a result of their physical journey of abduction. This notion is also conveyed in the
escape montage scene in which they escape the cleansing camp. This montage creates a sense of bonding between the girls. This self–understanding
between them is the result of their physical journey from the heinous camp. Furthermore, the long shot used in the escape from the camp scene gives
the effect that the girls are minute and therefore insignificant. This shows that they know their place in the Australian hierarchy– that they are
insignificant. This is the result of their physical journey into the adversities of the camp. Therefore, physical journeys lead to a richer understanding of
the persona, the world in which they live in and their place in
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Essay on Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit Proof Fence in the context of Australian identity:
In the introductory lecture our attention was focused on a number of core themes which run throughout the course. One such theme was the concept of
a nation and the way in which cultural products of the nation shape our sense of identity. Rabbit Proof Fence is an important film to examine within
this context as it is the first international film to examine the issue of Australia's Stolen Generation. The film brought the story of the Australian Stolen
Generation to a wide audience, both nationally and internationally. Today I am going to consider what kind of impact the film had and also a number
of important points concerning the film.
The film is an adaptation of the...show more content...
The film runs through a simple, yet effective plot of abduction, incarceration, escape, pursuit and finally homecoming. The film removes all extraneous
material for example the initial journey from Jigalong to the Moore River native settlement is condensed. Therefore it is evident that the film privileges
narrative interpretation over historical accuracy.
To what extent do Hollywood narrative conventions override the historical Aboriginal experience which is fore grounded in the book?
The film combines documentary techniques with emotive scenes to encourage a certain response from the audience. The documentary footage acts to
encourage the audience to see the film as one of truth and realism. The film is introduced by the living Molly who speaks in dialect and ends with
documentary like footage of herself and Daisy walking over the land. These scenes attempt to frame the narrative as one of truth and place the narrative
in context.
Moreover, the
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Theme Of The Rabbit Proof Fence
The Rabbit Proof Fence
1.The key themes according to me are: Australian aboriginals: That is what they are, Race discrimination/racism: Neville wants to breed out the
aboriginal race and he treats them very poorly compered to how he treats the white race. He talks about aborigines like they are beneath the white race,
Lost generation: Molly, Gracie and Daisy would have been a part of the lost generation if they hadn't fled, Family: The reason why they fled from the
camp is so they could see their family again, Home: The hole purpose of the journey is so they can come home again, Australian history: The movie is
a documentary about the lost generation, witch is a big part the Australian history, and Hope: Throughout the hole movie the girls have hope for at
better future then the on they can get in the camp....show more content...
They couldn't take the life ahead of them in the camp so they flee.
2.The eagle appears in the beginning of the film and in the last part of the film where Molly and Daisy passed out in the dessert. The eagle appears
when the girls are in danger. I think the eagle is a sign of hope and the freedom they so desperately want. It might also have something to do with
there being someone/something to watch over them. The reason why Molly's bird is an eagle is to be found in the symbolism of the eagle.
Symbolic Eagle Meanings
Protection: Molly protect daisy throughout the hole film, and Gracie until she decides to leave the group.
Guardianship: The same as above, she can guarded them.
Freedom: The reason why they have to go on the fare is because they want their freedom back.
Community: They want to get back to their original community, instead of the one they had in the camp.
Skill: To travel trough such a tuff in environment takes a lot of
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Rabbit Proof Fence Analysis
The film, Rabbit–Proof Fence, is directed by Phillip Noyce, and it is a film about three young Aboriginal 'half–caste' girls (Molly, Daisy, and Gracie)
who were forcibly taken away from their families and taken to the camp at Moore River Native Settlement to be taught to become servants. A
couple of days after arriving at Moore River Settlement, the girls run away from the camp and go through a terrible journey of one thousand five
hundred miles trying to find their way back to their family. An Aboriginal tracker, Moodoo is called to find them. The girls cover their tracks and
avoid Moodoo, getting help from village people. "She pretty clever girl. She wants to go home." They experienced fears and doubts along the way
to Australia to make it back to their family. Throughout the film, Noyce uses many effective film techniques to analyze the emotions and
characteristics of important individuals to show specific scenes such as camera angles, lighting, filters, and dialogue. Camera angles are used in
the film to expand the size and control of important characters. Phillip Noyce set angles of the camera onto the characters to appear stronger, and
an example is when a low shot appeared of Mr. Neville at the beginning of the film, he is controlling the removal of the Aboriginal girls from
Jigalong. "As you know, every Aborigine born in this state comes under my control." Noyce has set Mr. Neville as the Chief Protector of
Aborigines and the antagonist in the film. Since he has control, he is the leader, and needs to appear larger than everyone else. He became strict and
fearful. Later in the film, when the girls run away from the settlement, the camera angles of him became higher. Noyce has purposely set angles to
show Mr. Neville losing control of the girls; therefore, he is powerless and exposed. Another example is in the scene where they were being taken
away, the camera shot was a close–up to show the facial expression of the characters. The camera angle for this view is with an eye– to–eye level to
explain reality. This helps the audience to better determine, by using camera angles, the importance of each character in the film. Phillip uses tricks on
the angles to let the audience think that character appears
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Language In Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie directed by Phillip Noyce based on the novel by Doris Pilkington Garimara. In the excerpt, 'The Stealing of Children,' it
shows the offspring of the indigenous people being taken away from their parents as the white settlers thought they weren't being treated properly.
Events like these occurred from 1910–1970 in Australia's history. Many aboriginal children didn't want to be taken away and the fictional story, based
on real events, of Rabbit Proof Fence has been created from the point of view of those people living at this time. The director has created many
representations of Aboriginal people through the use of language features, visual elements and the audio components.
The language features of 'The Stealing of Children' give many representations of the indigenous people. One of these devices is repetition. Once the
aboriginals were trapped by Constable Riggs, Maude repeatedly shouted the word, 'No!'. While he took the children, she continued to state that they
were hers and she didn't like him taking them. Her repetitiveness gave the impression that she didn't want to lose her kids and that she loved them.
This also gave the impression that Maude had no authority against Riggs. Another language element featured in the film is evocative vocabulary. It
was used among the shouts of the indigenous people and the police man. When the Grandmother came to the car with a large stick, which she may
have used to try and break the car windows,
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Rabbit Proof Fence Analysis
Prior to white settlement, Australia representations were that of a primitive place whose inhabitants were a nomadic barbarous doomed race. Such
imagery was the birthplace of an unconscious bias foundational to the historical contrast that divides Australian society. The volume of this irrational
prejudice through the perpetuation of dominant western ideologies includes Indigenous people as treacherous, ignoble and unscrupulous. The riveting
Rabbit Proof Fence film released in 2002, directed by Philip Noyce eschews bigotry by illuminating a dense history of racist and distorted Aboriginal
representations. Furthermore, it chronicles the ordeal of the Stolen Generations which included the abduction of "half–cast" Aboriginal children; Molly,
Gracie, and Daisy from their families which was blinded by assertions of white supremacy to prevent the "creation of a third unwanted race" through the
continued infiltration of white blood with the intention of stamping out black colour. The director of this film has provided an oppositional reading of
dominant western ideologies surrounding Aborigines hoping an audience will find a reparative attitude in relation to the effect the Stolen Generation.
The film employs symbolism through the reoccurring images of the spirit bird and the rabbit proof fence which delineates the Aborigines
comprehension of the world that integrates the spiritual with the mundane. The spirit bird, Molly's totem gives her the incentive and a sense of
connection
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Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) "Three little girls. Snatched from their mothers' arms. Spirited 1,500 miles away. Denied their very identity. Forced to adapt
to a strange new world. They will attempt the impossible. A daring escape. A run from the authorities. An epic journey across an unforgiving landscape
that will test their very will to survive. Their only resources, tenacity, determination, ingenuity and each other. Their one hope, find the rabbit–proof
fence that might just guide them home. A true story." (IMDB, Anonymous Review)
This movie takes place in Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. The movie is based on a true story that details how white people took Aborigines from
their families and attempted to breed them into white...show more content...
The 1990s witnessed further rights milestones, including government legislation that returned a great degree of autonomy, and increased wages and
welfare benefits to aboriginal people.
Figure 2: Kenneth Branagh as A.O. Neville
I am appalled that anyone would want to completely erase someone's culture. The treatment of Aborigines should be equal to the treatment of the rest
of Australian people. As aUnited States citizen, it is my belief that states, or countries, should be unified and treated as one by a single governing party.
The treatment of these people brings back to mind the terror and confusion during the Holocaust. Although not as intense or extreme, it is certainly a
similar situation where human beings are denied their personal rights of independence, mere existence, and happiness: "Aboriginal people should have
the opportunity of living without any limit on the exercise of their Australian citizenship, and on the equal terms with all other Australians" (Howson,
"Land Rights", quoting minister, Paul Hasluck, on the movement by the Methodist church). Humans desire a sense of belonging and religion is a key
factor in the pursuit of happiness. Regardless of what religion or beliefs, people must always have a sense of community which is founded in the
nation as a whole.
Figure 3: The girls being captured by a government official. I was not surprised, given the time this movie took place, that
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Symbolism In Rabbit Proof Fence
The 2002 controversial movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, aims to enlighten the audience about the suffering of Indigenous
Australians during The Great Depression. Similar to this, the 1986 Play No Sugar has the same purpose. Set in Northam, Western Australia, both texts
utilise a first person point of view to explore the hardships of surviving during the Great Depression, but with vastly different characters. Using different
types of characterisation, lighting, flashbacks, dialogue and symbolism to tell their story, both texts give the audience slightly different views on the
Indigenous people and White Australians.
Rabbit Proof Fence is narrated from the point of view of 14 year old Molly Craig, a half–caste Indigenous girl. Torn from her family, Molly walks
2400km with her cousin and sister in order to find her way back home to her Mother. The purpose of this movie is to highlight the negative effects of
attempting to assimilate a race that does not want to be a part of the White society. All the Aborigines wanted was to live their lives the way they
always had, without any interference. Noyce's choice to have an innocent child as the narrator, evokes an empathetic response from the audience. They
are able to imagine their children in Molly's situation and realise that stealing the Aborigine children from their mothers was not right. Molly is
characterised as a strong, stubborn and courageous young girl who does everything she can to make it back
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Rabbit Proof Fence Essay
Composers of texts use a number of individual (and combinations of several) techniques to reprensent the concept of the physical journey and
specifically that it is the journey, not the destination that matters. Noyce has used a number of filimic and literary techniques thoughout "Rabbit Proof
Fence" to ddo this. The use of symbolism, lighting, characterisation and camera angles all enable Noyce to express the physical journey being
explored. The cover of Kellehers' novel ______ uses visual techniques such as colour, blending and dark patches to convey the type of journey being
explored through his text. "Sweet Home Alabama" uses literary techniques such as symbolism, repetition and rhyme to express the journey being
undertaken by...show more content...
Camera angles are used by Noyce to explore the idea that it is the journey, not the destination that matters. The panning long shot of the horizon (used
at the commencement of the journey, when the three girls escape Moore River) is used to express the long difficult task at hand, and that in order to
arrive home, they must over come a harsh terrain and long journey. The use of such varying camera angles sis indicative that it is the actual journey
that matters, as oppose to the final destination.
The "Rabbit Proof Fence" plays two vital roles throughout the journey of Molly, Daisy and Gracie, and is reflective of the importance of the
journey. The fence is a representation of a map, as it is a symbol of home for the girls and provides a way in order for them to get home (following
the fence). What is later revealed is that the fence has actually proven to be an obstacle, and that they have followed the wrong fence, and must change
direction to get home. The ability of the girls to overcome this hurdle, and arrive home is again indicative of the notion that it is the journey – not the
destination – that matters when undertaking a physical journey.
The growth of Molly throughout the film reflects on the importance of the journey rather than the final outcome achieved. Molly is established
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Rabbit Proof Fence Thesis
The movie Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Hollywood based Australian director Phillip Noyce and released in 2002. The Screenplay of the movie
is written by Christine Olsen on adaptation of Doris Pilkington's book. Film is fiction based on fact, tells the real life story of three Aboriginal
girls, Molly, Gracie, Daisy, who made 1500 miles nine weeks on food journey from Moore River Settlement to Jigalong. They fallowed the rabbit
proof fence in order to return home to their mothers. The policies portrayed in the movie and real life was given effect by the Australian government
and known today in Australia as the Stolen Generations. Mixed race Aboriginal children were taken by force from their families. Some of those
children were taken at birth, some at two years of age some in their childhood years. They were sent to foster families or raised in training schools,
special purpose institutions to prepare them for lives as factory workers or domestic servants. Some parents know that where their children had been
taken and could keep connection with them. In some cases they had no any ideal whither the children....show more content...
A Story her mother, Molly Crag, her aunt Daisy and their cousin Gracie, who were torn apart from their families and relocated. It is considered a
powerful example of the maltreatment of aboriginal people by the Stolen Generation. Doris Pilkington and her younger sister Annabelle also were a
member of the stolen generation. In Under the Wintamarra Tree she tells her own story at Moore River. Over twenty years later Molly Crag was
reunited with a daughter Doris. Unfortunately with Annabelle didn't go well. She denies her Aboriginal ancestry and two women never seen each
other again. Doris Pilkington at age of 76 died from ovarian
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Rabbit Proof Fence Essay
"Rabbit–Proof Fence"
Summary: An overview of the ways in which the film "Rabbit–Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home, family, and country to indigenous
peoples.
The film "Rabbit–Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home and country to indigenous peoples. The director Phillip Noyce refers to home in
different ways. He has symbolised home by repeatedly showing images of the Spirit Bird and the Rabbit Proof Fence, since it is a connection to their
home. The movie shows Molly's determination to get home and back to her family by escaping from Moore River and finding her way back home to
her country, Jigalong.
At the beginning of the film, it is shown how Molly's family hunt for food and use their bush skills in their culture,...show more content...
In this film, it also shows how important their loved ones are to them. Like when the three girls get taken away, they used their hands to bang against
the window, showing their sadness of separation, and their connection of their love and wanting to be close with their family at every time possible,
because every time they were together was a moment each treasured. Their grandmother felt the pain they were feeling, of desperation, frustration and
powerlessness, and that is shown to us when she hits herself with a rock on her head to make her bleed. Also the howling sounds she makes shows the
pain she feels and makes us feel her pain, too.
Home shows the familiarities that no other place shows. In your own country or home, you live by your own rules. Molly, Gracie and Daisy were
happier when they got home, since it was somewhere where they were loved, and since it was a place that gave them a sense of safety, knowing they
were home with the people they loved and a place they were familiar with. Getting home was like an emotional reunion for the girls, touching and
crying and at the same time Molly's distress because Gracie was taken away. "I lost one."
My views on this heart moving film would be never to give up in life, and with the right amount of determination you can succeed anything. The film
tells us the simple, but moving story with a skilled storyteller's voice. The great importance of their
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How Is Modoo Portrayed In Rabbit Proof Fence
Phillip Noyce directed the movie Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) which is based on a true story by Doris Pilkington about three Aboriginal girls and their
forced removal from their home. The girls are put in a re–education camp, but escape the settlement they were placed in, Moore River Native
Settlement, after being placed there in 1931. The journey is shown in great detail because of the camera that follows the three girls as they walk for
nine weeks back home. In order to get there, the girls follow the Rabbit Proof Fence as their guideline while consequently being pursued by
European police and an Aboriginal tracker (Moodoo). Moreover, The Rabbit Proof Fence is the longest fence in the world which runs for 1834
kilometres. Molly, Gracie and Daisy (the girls) have to...show more content...
They were a family and very intimate with each other, which therefore granted them more sympathy from viewers. Having the main characters aged
at 14, 10 and 8, which are very young ages, also forced empathy from the audience. Having a tracker who was Aboriginal showed that Aboriginals are
naturally gifted hunters and are more suited to the harsh Australian environment. At one point in the movie, a European tracker is shown. He gives up
the search for the girls the moment he becomes tired, whereas Moodoo continues to search and does not resign even though the situation is tough.
Having a white character playing Mr Neville insured that he would be against Aboriginals and would like to be the driving force of The Stolen
Generation. When Molly, Gracie and Daisy are being taken away, theirmother and grandmother are desperate to keep their children even though there
is nothing they can do. Once the girls are gone, the grandmother is seen to be striking her head with a rock to show depression and sorrow. Their
whole family mourns the girls with physical violence, wailing and traditional Aboriginal
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Rabbit Proof Fence
"The journey not the arrival matters" Discuss this statement focusing on HOW the composers of your prescribed text and two related texts represent
the concept of journey. A physical journey involves both a beginning and ending. The beginning and ending is not what is important, in fact the journey
itself is important. Physical journeys involve movement to new places whilst incurring obstacles. A physical journey has many opportunities for its
travellers, these allow for physical, environmental and intellectual growth as they learn about themselves whilst overcoming challenges and learning
about the world around. This is shown through different techniques in the film 'Rabbit Proof Fence' directed by Phillip Noyce, The book cover...show
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Noyce uses a shot of Constable Riggs driving rapidly down a dirt road to Jigalong to await their arrival. The girls are called home by the singing of
the female members of their aboriginal tribe. When the girls are reunited with their mother Noyce uses slow motion and music to increase the
emotional impact. This is then escalated when Molly says to her grandmother 'we lost one'. She feels as though she failed in her journey. The
closing scene is of a documentary which Molly and Daisy are walking through the desert. Noyce uses subtitles to inform the audience that their
journey didn't end at their reuniting with their mother and grandmother, the audience also learns that Gracie is now dead. The book cover 'Odyssey'
by Homer illustrated by Alan Baker uses title, vector lines, imagery and layout to represent the concept of journey and that 'the journey, not the
arrival matters'. Baker uses the title as the first thing that the reader's eyes capture; he does this by the use of very large font and positioning the title
in the middle of the page. The reader focuses on the word 'Odyssey', this represents a long journey. Baker also uses black writing on a white
background to ensure that it stands out. Alan Baker uses vector lines to show the importance of the journey. The vector lines start at the title and move
down and then back up again past the title. The journey
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Daisy's Rabbit-Proof Fence
Today, I will talk about this book named Rabbit–Proof Fence. The main characters are three girls. Gracie, Daisy, and Molly. This book is about
amazing non–fiction story which is the true dark history of Aborigines in Australia written by Daisy's assertion. Before talking about this story, I will
explain what rabbit–fence is. Literally, rabbit fence is the fence for rabbit. When the first white people came toAustralia, they brought many animals
such as rabbit. Then rabbits ate tons of grasses which were for cow or other animals, so White people made the fence which lasts over 2000
kilometers for keep rabbit out from their land. From that time, the fence become landmark and people used it for mark. In 1930s, there was three girls
named Daisy,...show more content...
However, three girls had a knowledge about how to escape, how to hide from chasers, and that the rabbit proof fence lead them to their how town.
They escaped with a little water and food. On the way, sometimes they killed small animals, sometimes they begged the farmers to get food that
was rare case. They slept in bushes and always buried ashes not to let adult chase them. Therefore, adult could not find them even they wrote
article about " find the girls because they are poor and have no food, so we have to protect the pity girls!" in local newspaper, because the girls
always told the farmers that they came from north and were on the way to go to south, which was apposite meaning. But they had several
problems. First, on the way, they got injured on foot not heavy but deteriorating, so sometimes Molly who is oldest had to carry her sisters in her
arm. Finally, they needed mother and father. They were too young to escape from adult and walk 1600kilometers. However, their journey would
almost be done because of their wise and incredible endurance. It was happen close to their hometown. The youngest girl Daisy wanted to go to
city located near by the place they were, and she did not listen to Molly's advice. She went alone. Molly and Gracie waited her for a while, but
Daisy never came back, they wanted to look for her, but they could not because they could not go to the town and also they had to ran away from
chasers, so they could not stop walking. The three girls were separated. Two girls started to plod among the fence. Finally, Few days walking brought
them to their hometown. They did it! They walked 1600 kilometers, lost one girls,
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Symbolism In Rabbit Proof Fence
Prior to white settlement, Australia's representations were that of a primitive place whose inhabitants were a nomadic barbarous doomed race.
Consequently, such imagery was the birthplace of an unconscious bias foundational to the historical contrast that divides Australian society. The
volume of this irrational prejudice through the perpetuation of dominant western ideologies depicted Aborigines as treacherous and unscrupulous. In
contrast, the riveting Rabbit Proof Fence film released in 2002 and directed by Philip Noyce, eschews bigotry by illuminating a dense history of racist
and distorted Aboriginal representations. Furthermore, it chronicles the ordeal of the Stolen Generation which included abducting "half–cast" Aboriginal
...show more content...
Noyce employs close shots of Molly's eyes as she hears diegetic sounds of the spirit bird hence audiences witness the girls' vulnerability and the
impediments that lie ahead. Consequently, high angled shots of Molly looking at her totem equips her with the ardour to endure the journey home.
The highlighted aerial shots of the vast outback and diegetic bird sounds inculcate a sense of guidance by the spirit bird among audiences. The rabbit
proof fence symbolises the segregation between Aborigines and non–aborigines. Moreover, the girls envision startled rabbits, confined to the rabbit
proof fence's iniquitous verge. This manifests as uplifting music plays when the girls grab the fence. Simultaneously, Maude also holds the fence. The
fence epitomises an umbilical cord depicting the relationship between the girls' plight and their mother. This is self–evident in the following quotes
from Molly and Daisy, "Find that rabbit proof fence, we go home, then we see our mum". Furthermore, Philip refutes the fallacy of Aborigines to be
vagabonds in the questions asked by some Aborigine stranger when they first meet Molly, "What country do you come from?". Certainly, this
accentuation on social connection and nationality reinforces the values of nationalism and mutual obligation. To sum up, the film, "Rabbit Proof
Fence" illustrates the value of family and spirituality to Aboriginal people. Molly's totem conveys freedom and likewise the unwavering faith in a
supreme
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Analysis Of Rabbit Proof Fence

  • 1. Analysis Of Rabbit Proof Fence Rabbit Proof Fence is based on a true story about three aboriginal girls who are forcibly abducted from their home and taken to an institution for mixed–race children. They are educated and trained as domestic servants as part of an official Australian government policy. Children who were taken were taught to reject their Indigenous heritage, and forced to adopt white culture. Their names were changed, and they were forbidden to speak their traditional languages. The three children escape and make a 1500mile journey home on foot, while following the rabbit–proof fence that bisects Australian. Included in the film are the vast and open outback landscapes which signifies the freedom of aboriginals land and how they belong to it as the are physically and emotionally affected when they are taken away from it. The rabbit fence was built to keep the Aboriginals in one place therefore symbolising the division between the Aboriginals and the Europeans. Also a representation of a map, as it is a symbol of home for the girls and provides a way in order for them to get home (by following the fence). The eagle guides the girls home, they believed that it was the spirt of the wind. There is a clear that the link aboriginals have to the land is spiritual. The clothing the aboriginals wore was dirty, while the white people had fancy, clean clothes. The presentation Mr Neville makes to the women explains why his intentions are educated and rational. The film deliberately underplayed how Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Themes Of Rabbit-Proof Fence Rabbit – Proof fence Firstly, write down a few of your own thoughts about the film Rabbit– Proof fence. How did you react to the film? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? The film was engaging and thoroughly executed. The actors suited their roles, and played well. The theme in the film was educational and intriguing. Apart from some small flaws, the film was enjoyable. The circumstances around the film, as poor oxygen in the classroom and darkness, made it a little tiresome to watch, and therefore, the film seemed stretched out. In reflection, that impression was misplaced. Discuss your views with other class members. What do you think are the film's key themes and issues? The key themes and issues can be a criticism of the Australian society's actions against Aboriginals. It can be about prejudice, simplistic generalization, racism, race supremacy and assimilation. For the most part, the film's theme and key issues circles around how the Lost Generation of Aboriginal children were treated through the film, how they were neglected, threatened, spoken of and forced into the Australian society as servants and maids. Write two different descriptions: one in a few short words or phrases and another in a full paragraph commenting on its style, what...show more content... It presents the different perspective of the occurrences, both the aboriginal point of view and the Australian. Rabbit–Proof fence switches among these two point of view cunningly, and one may not realise it. Told from the girl's point of view, the story seemingly show their side, yet one also learn about the Australians side. Together with Molly, Daisy and Gracie, the audience travels around in the Australian nature; experiencing storms, hunger and dessert. Through a tale of experiencing lightning and motions, one learn about the courageous girls taking a stand against the authorities and the Aboriginal tracker to find their way Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Rabbit-Proof Fence Essay 1931, the half–cast act is in effect leaving no mixed race child safe from the government. The film Rabbit–Proof Fence tells the tale of three girls who were directly effected by the act. Their incredible journey defied all odds, everything was against the girls and they persevered. Their situation and journey was brought about Australia's dominate culture idea of social justice in order to protect their culture and the paradigms of the half–cast children. The assimilation of the half–cast aboriginals is prevalent throughout the film due to the mixed paradigms. The dominate culture of Australia didn't like the fact that there were children who were both white and aboriginal. Which isn't a huge surprise considering this type of assimilation has happened around the globe...show more content... Hans Rosling's TED talk "New Insights On Poverty Around the world" had a chart that showed the means and goals for development. The Australians at the time during the film had the means of culture and education, which are not particularly important means compared to the others on the chart. However, in the long term goals culture is the most important on this list other than human rights. My thinking is that the Australians were trying to preserve their dominate culture, and they thought that the half–cast aboriginals were putting the dominate culture in jeopardy. As a mean to change the culture change the Australians use education to asslimate the half–cast children. The Moore River camp is where some of the half–cast children were taken in order to be educated in the ways of the dominate culture, so that when the children of the camp have their own children they will be raised as the dominate culture. The film supports Hans Rosling's chart in showing that means are only important in order to reach a larger Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Symbolism In The Rabbit Proof Fence The movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, tells the story about three young aboriginals girls' name, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who were taken away from their families and homes to be brought up in white society. The girls are related; two sisters and a cousin. The story reveals the struggles the girls encounters while trying to run away from Moore River, which is a settlement camp where half–caste native (children with both white and Native parents) children are educated on how to live with white population. The girls are taught to become servants, and they are prohibited from using any other language but English. The settlement camp where these girls are held is far away from their home, which separates them from their ...show more content... When planning the escape, Molly knew that the fence ran from the north to the south. Therefore, she was sure it would lead them back home. In this context, the Rabbit fence symbolizes a map that would show them the way home. Throughout the movie the girls' use the fence as a guide for their journey home. The existence of the fence is of great importance to the girls' escape mission. Although the fence was built to keep rabbits out of the farmland, it became a symbol of repression, as when it was built, it kept Aboriginal people form interacting with the white population. It was a way of dividing and repressing the Aboriginal people. This is true in other parts of the world as well. For example, the government of Belin built a wall that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. The Berlin wall divided families who found themselves unable to visit each other. Many East Berliners were cut off from their jobs. The Aboriginal families find themselves unable to raise or visit their own children. The flying eagle is another symbol in this film that has been exclusively embraced. The bird first appears to Molly and her mother at the beginning of the movie. Her grandma points towards the bird and says to Molly, "See that bird? That's a spirit bird; he will always look after you." This scene shows the bird importance to the Aboriginal. The bird gave Molly the courage to escape Moore River. While in Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Rabbit Proof Fence Journey Essay "The journey leads to a greater understanding of others, self and one's place in the world". To what extent do you agree with this statement? Discuss with close analysis to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. Physical journeys are comprised of change and can lead to realisation of some fundamental truth. They occur as a result of the obstacle of societal constraints. Shakespeare's pastoral play As You Like It explores the notion of a physical journey through the societal constraints and physical obstacles faced by the characters, which forces them to embark on a transformative physical journey into the forest. These ideas are also reiterated in Noyce's film Rabbit–Proof Fence through the unjust laws...show more content... As the persona evolves physically, they gain new knowledge and experiences which allow them to perceive themselves and others in a different light. This notion is seen in Rabbit proof fence in which the native childrens' abduction leads to them learning about the injustice in the world. This is seen in the abduction scene in which the diegetic sound of the girls screaming for help and the non–diegetic sound of the tense music in the background create an atmosphere of fear. This fear of the government and therefore all forms of leadership shows that the Australian government's administration at the time was really unjust. This new knowledge gained by the girls is a result of their physical journey of abduction. This notion is also conveyed in the escape montage scene in which they escape the cleansing camp. This montage creates a sense of bonding between the girls. This self–understanding between them is the result of their physical journey from the heinous camp. Furthermore, the long shot used in the escape from the camp scene gives the effect that the girls are minute and therefore insignificant. This shows that they know their place in the Australian hierarchy– that they are insignificant. This is the result of their physical journey into the adversities of the camp. Therefore, physical journeys lead to a richer understanding of the persona, the world in which they live in and their place in Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Essay on Rabbit Proof Fence Rabbit Proof Fence in the context of Australian identity: In the introductory lecture our attention was focused on a number of core themes which run throughout the course. One such theme was the concept of a nation and the way in which cultural products of the nation shape our sense of identity. Rabbit Proof Fence is an important film to examine within this context as it is the first international film to examine the issue of Australia's Stolen Generation. The film brought the story of the Australian Stolen Generation to a wide audience, both nationally and internationally. Today I am going to consider what kind of impact the film had and also a number of important points concerning the film. The film is an adaptation of the...show more content... The film runs through a simple, yet effective plot of abduction, incarceration, escape, pursuit and finally homecoming. The film removes all extraneous material for example the initial journey from Jigalong to the Moore River native settlement is condensed. Therefore it is evident that the film privileges narrative interpretation over historical accuracy. To what extent do Hollywood narrative conventions override the historical Aboriginal experience which is fore grounded in the book? The film combines documentary techniques with emotive scenes to encourage a certain response from the audience. The documentary footage acts to encourage the audience to see the film as one of truth and realism. The film is introduced by the living Molly who speaks in dialect and ends with documentary like footage of herself and Daisy walking over the land. These scenes attempt to frame the narrative as one of truth and place the narrative in context. Moreover, the Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Theme Of The Rabbit Proof Fence The Rabbit Proof Fence 1.The key themes according to me are: Australian aboriginals: That is what they are, Race discrimination/racism: Neville wants to breed out the aboriginal race and he treats them very poorly compered to how he treats the white race. He talks about aborigines like they are beneath the white race, Lost generation: Molly, Gracie and Daisy would have been a part of the lost generation if they hadn't fled, Family: The reason why they fled from the camp is so they could see their family again, Home: The hole purpose of the journey is so they can come home again, Australian history: The movie is a documentary about the lost generation, witch is a big part the Australian history, and Hope: Throughout the hole movie the girls have hope for at better future then the on they can get in the camp....show more content... They couldn't take the life ahead of them in the camp so they flee. 2.The eagle appears in the beginning of the film and in the last part of the film where Molly and Daisy passed out in the dessert. The eagle appears when the girls are in danger. I think the eagle is a sign of hope and the freedom they so desperately want. It might also have something to do with there being someone/something to watch over them. The reason why Molly's bird is an eagle is to be found in the symbolism of the eagle. Symbolic Eagle Meanings Protection: Molly protect daisy throughout the hole film, and Gracie until she decides to leave the group. Guardianship: The same as above, she can guarded them. Freedom: The reason why they have to go on the fare is because they want their freedom back. Community: They want to get back to their original community, instead of the one they had in the camp. Skill: To travel trough such a tuff in environment takes a lot of Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Rabbit Proof Fence Analysis The film, Rabbit–Proof Fence, is directed by Phillip Noyce, and it is a film about three young Aboriginal 'half–caste' girls (Molly, Daisy, and Gracie) who were forcibly taken away from their families and taken to the camp at Moore River Native Settlement to be taught to become servants. A couple of days after arriving at Moore River Settlement, the girls run away from the camp and go through a terrible journey of one thousand five hundred miles trying to find their way back to their family. An Aboriginal tracker, Moodoo is called to find them. The girls cover their tracks and avoid Moodoo, getting help from village people. "She pretty clever girl. She wants to go home." They experienced fears and doubts along the way to Australia to make it back to their family. Throughout the film, Noyce uses many effective film techniques to analyze the emotions and characteristics of important individuals to show specific scenes such as camera angles, lighting, filters, and dialogue. Camera angles are used in the film to expand the size and control of important characters. Phillip Noyce set angles of the camera onto the characters to appear stronger, and an example is when a low shot appeared of Mr. Neville at the beginning of the film, he is controlling the removal of the Aboriginal girls from Jigalong. "As you know, every Aborigine born in this state comes under my control." Noyce has set Mr. Neville as the Chief Protector of Aborigines and the antagonist in the film. Since he has control, he is the leader, and needs to appear larger than everyone else. He became strict and fearful. Later in the film, when the girls run away from the settlement, the camera angles of him became higher. Noyce has purposely set angles to show Mr. Neville losing control of the girls; therefore, he is powerless and exposed. Another example is in the scene where they were being taken away, the camera shot was a close–up to show the facial expression of the characters. The camera angle for this view is with an eye– to–eye level to explain reality. This helps the audience to better determine, by using camera angles, the importance of each character in the film. Phillip uses tricks on the angles to let the audience think that character appears Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Language In Rabbit Proof Fence Rabbit Proof Fence is a movie directed by Phillip Noyce based on the novel by Doris Pilkington Garimara. In the excerpt, 'The Stealing of Children,' it shows the offspring of the indigenous people being taken away from their parents as the white settlers thought they weren't being treated properly. Events like these occurred from 1910–1970 in Australia's history. Many aboriginal children didn't want to be taken away and the fictional story, based on real events, of Rabbit Proof Fence has been created from the point of view of those people living at this time. The director has created many representations of Aboriginal people through the use of language features, visual elements and the audio components. The language features of 'The Stealing of Children' give many representations of the indigenous people. One of these devices is repetition. Once the aboriginals were trapped by Constable Riggs, Maude repeatedly shouted the word, 'No!'. While he took the children, she continued to state that they were hers and she didn't like him taking them. Her repetitiveness gave the impression that she didn't want to lose her kids and that she loved them. This also gave the impression that Maude had no authority against Riggs. Another language element featured in the film is evocative vocabulary. It was used among the shouts of the indigenous people and the police man. When the Grandmother came to the car with a large stick, which she may have used to try and break the car windows, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Rabbit Proof Fence Analysis Prior to white settlement, Australia representations were that of a primitive place whose inhabitants were a nomadic barbarous doomed race. Such imagery was the birthplace of an unconscious bias foundational to the historical contrast that divides Australian society. The volume of this irrational prejudice through the perpetuation of dominant western ideologies includes Indigenous people as treacherous, ignoble and unscrupulous. The riveting Rabbit Proof Fence film released in 2002, directed by Philip Noyce eschews bigotry by illuminating a dense history of racist and distorted Aboriginal representations. Furthermore, it chronicles the ordeal of the Stolen Generations which included the abduction of "half–cast" Aboriginal children; Molly, Gracie, and Daisy from their families which was blinded by assertions of white supremacy to prevent the "creation of a third unwanted race" through the continued infiltration of white blood with the intention of stamping out black colour. The director of this film has provided an oppositional reading of dominant western ideologies surrounding Aborigines hoping an audience will find a reparative attitude in relation to the effect the Stolen Generation. The film employs symbolism through the reoccurring images of the spirit bird and the rabbit proof fence which delineates the Aborigines comprehension of the world that integrates the spiritual with the mundane. The spirit bird, Molly's totem gives her the incentive and a sense of connection Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Rabbit Proof Fence Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) "Three little girls. Snatched from their mothers' arms. Spirited 1,500 miles away. Denied their very identity. Forced to adapt to a strange new world. They will attempt the impossible. A daring escape. A run from the authorities. An epic journey across an unforgiving landscape that will test their very will to survive. Their only resources, tenacity, determination, ingenuity and each other. Their one hope, find the rabbit–proof fence that might just guide them home. A true story." (IMDB, Anonymous Review) This movie takes place in Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. The movie is based on a true story that details how white people took Aborigines from their families and attempted to breed them into white...show more content... The 1990s witnessed further rights milestones, including government legislation that returned a great degree of autonomy, and increased wages and welfare benefits to aboriginal people. Figure 2: Kenneth Branagh as A.O. Neville I am appalled that anyone would want to completely erase someone's culture. The treatment of Aborigines should be equal to the treatment of the rest of Australian people. As aUnited States citizen, it is my belief that states, or countries, should be unified and treated as one by a single governing party. The treatment of these people brings back to mind the terror and confusion during the Holocaust. Although not as intense or extreme, it is certainly a similar situation where human beings are denied their personal rights of independence, mere existence, and happiness: "Aboriginal people should have the opportunity of living without any limit on the exercise of their Australian citizenship, and on the equal terms with all other Australians" (Howson, "Land Rights", quoting minister, Paul Hasluck, on the movement by the Methodist church). Humans desire a sense of belonging and religion is a key factor in the pursuit of happiness. Regardless of what religion or beliefs, people must always have a sense of community which is founded in the nation as a whole. Figure 3: The girls being captured by a government official. I was not surprised, given the time this movie took place, that Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Symbolism In Rabbit Proof Fence The 2002 controversial movie, Rabbit Proof Fence, directed by Phillip Noyce, aims to enlighten the audience about the suffering of Indigenous Australians during The Great Depression. Similar to this, the 1986 Play No Sugar has the same purpose. Set in Northam, Western Australia, both texts utilise a first person point of view to explore the hardships of surviving during the Great Depression, but with vastly different characters. Using different types of characterisation, lighting, flashbacks, dialogue and symbolism to tell their story, both texts give the audience slightly different views on the Indigenous people and White Australians. Rabbit Proof Fence is narrated from the point of view of 14 year old Molly Craig, a half–caste Indigenous girl. Torn from her family, Molly walks 2400km with her cousin and sister in order to find her way back home to her Mother. The purpose of this movie is to highlight the negative effects of attempting to assimilate a race that does not want to be a part of the White society. All the Aborigines wanted was to live their lives the way they always had, without any interference. Noyce's choice to have an innocent child as the narrator, evokes an empathetic response from the audience. They are able to imagine their children in Molly's situation and realise that stealing the Aborigine children from their mothers was not right. Molly is characterised as a strong, stubborn and courageous young girl who does everything she can to make it back Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Rabbit Proof Fence Essay Composers of texts use a number of individual (and combinations of several) techniques to reprensent the concept of the physical journey and specifically that it is the journey, not the destination that matters. Noyce has used a number of filimic and literary techniques thoughout "Rabbit Proof Fence" to ddo this. The use of symbolism, lighting, characterisation and camera angles all enable Noyce to express the physical journey being explored. The cover of Kellehers' novel ______ uses visual techniques such as colour, blending and dark patches to convey the type of journey being explored through his text. "Sweet Home Alabama" uses literary techniques such as symbolism, repetition and rhyme to express the journey being undertaken by...show more content... Camera angles are used by Noyce to explore the idea that it is the journey, not the destination that matters. The panning long shot of the horizon (used at the commencement of the journey, when the three girls escape Moore River) is used to express the long difficult task at hand, and that in order to arrive home, they must over come a harsh terrain and long journey. The use of such varying camera angles sis indicative that it is the actual journey that matters, as oppose to the final destination. The "Rabbit Proof Fence" plays two vital roles throughout the journey of Molly, Daisy and Gracie, and is reflective of the importance of the journey. The fence is a representation of a map, as it is a symbol of home for the girls and provides a way in order for them to get home (following the fence). What is later revealed is that the fence has actually proven to be an obstacle, and that they have followed the wrong fence, and must change direction to get home. The ability of the girls to overcome this hurdle, and arrive home is again indicative of the notion that it is the journey – not the destination – that matters when undertaking a physical journey. The growth of Molly throughout the film reflects on the importance of the journey rather than the final outcome achieved. Molly is established Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. Rabbit Proof Fence Thesis The movie Rabbit Proof Fence directed by Hollywood based Australian director Phillip Noyce and released in 2002. The Screenplay of the movie is written by Christine Olsen on adaptation of Doris Pilkington's book. Film is fiction based on fact, tells the real life story of three Aboriginal girls, Molly, Gracie, Daisy, who made 1500 miles nine weeks on food journey from Moore River Settlement to Jigalong. They fallowed the rabbit proof fence in order to return home to their mothers. The policies portrayed in the movie and real life was given effect by the Australian government and known today in Australia as the Stolen Generations. Mixed race Aboriginal children were taken by force from their families. Some of those children were taken at birth, some at two years of age some in their childhood years. They were sent to foster families or raised in training schools, special purpose institutions to prepare them for lives as factory workers or domestic servants. Some parents know that where their children had been taken and could keep connection with them. In some cases they had no any ideal whither the children....show more content... A Story her mother, Molly Crag, her aunt Daisy and their cousin Gracie, who were torn apart from their families and relocated. It is considered a powerful example of the maltreatment of aboriginal people by the Stolen Generation. Doris Pilkington and her younger sister Annabelle also were a member of the stolen generation. In Under the Wintamarra Tree she tells her own story at Moore River. Over twenty years later Molly Crag was reunited with a daughter Doris. Unfortunately with Annabelle didn't go well. She denies her Aboriginal ancestry and two women never seen each other again. Doris Pilkington at age of 76 died from ovarian Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Rabbit Proof Fence Essay "Rabbit–Proof Fence" Summary: An overview of the ways in which the film "Rabbit–Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home, family, and country to indigenous peoples. The film "Rabbit–Proof Fence" conveys the importance of home and country to indigenous peoples. The director Phillip Noyce refers to home in different ways. He has symbolised home by repeatedly showing images of the Spirit Bird and the Rabbit Proof Fence, since it is a connection to their home. The movie shows Molly's determination to get home and back to her family by escaping from Moore River and finding her way back home to her country, Jigalong. At the beginning of the film, it is shown how Molly's family hunt for food and use their bush skills in their culture,...show more content... In this film, it also shows how important their loved ones are to them. Like when the three girls get taken away, they used their hands to bang against the window, showing their sadness of separation, and their connection of their love and wanting to be close with their family at every time possible, because every time they were together was a moment each treasured. Their grandmother felt the pain they were feeling, of desperation, frustration and powerlessness, and that is shown to us when she hits herself with a rock on her head to make her bleed. Also the howling sounds she makes shows the pain she feels and makes us feel her pain, too. Home shows the familiarities that no other place shows. In your own country or home, you live by your own rules. Molly, Gracie and Daisy were happier when they got home, since it was somewhere where they were loved, and since it was a place that gave them a sense of safety, knowing they were home with the people they loved and a place they were familiar with. Getting home was like an emotional reunion for the girls, touching and crying and at the same time Molly's distress because Gracie was taken away. "I lost one." My views on this heart moving film would be never to give up in life, and with the right amount of determination you can succeed anything. The film tells us the simple, but moving story with a skilled storyteller's voice. The great importance of their
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  • 17. How Is Modoo Portrayed In Rabbit Proof Fence Phillip Noyce directed the movie Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) which is based on a true story by Doris Pilkington about three Aboriginal girls and their forced removal from their home. The girls are put in a re–education camp, but escape the settlement they were placed in, Moore River Native Settlement, after being placed there in 1931. The journey is shown in great detail because of the camera that follows the three girls as they walk for nine weeks back home. In order to get there, the girls follow the Rabbit Proof Fence as their guideline while consequently being pursued by European police and an Aboriginal tracker (Moodoo). Moreover, The Rabbit Proof Fence is the longest fence in the world which runs for 1834 kilometres. Molly, Gracie and Daisy (the girls) have to...show more content... They were a family and very intimate with each other, which therefore granted them more sympathy from viewers. Having the main characters aged at 14, 10 and 8, which are very young ages, also forced empathy from the audience. Having a tracker who was Aboriginal showed that Aboriginals are naturally gifted hunters and are more suited to the harsh Australian environment. At one point in the movie, a European tracker is shown. He gives up the search for the girls the moment he becomes tired, whereas Moodoo continues to search and does not resign even though the situation is tough. Having a white character playing Mr Neville insured that he would be against Aboriginals and would like to be the driving force of The Stolen Generation. When Molly, Gracie and Daisy are being taken away, theirmother and grandmother are desperate to keep their children even though there is nothing they can do. Once the girls are gone, the grandmother is seen to be striking her head with a rock to show depression and sorrow. Their whole family mourns the girls with physical violence, wailing and traditional Aboriginal Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. Rabbit Proof Fence "The journey not the arrival matters" Discuss this statement focusing on HOW the composers of your prescribed text and two related texts represent the concept of journey. A physical journey involves both a beginning and ending. The beginning and ending is not what is important, in fact the journey itself is important. Physical journeys involve movement to new places whilst incurring obstacles. A physical journey has many opportunities for its travellers, these allow for physical, environmental and intellectual growth as they learn about themselves whilst overcoming challenges and learning about the world around. This is shown through different techniques in the film 'Rabbit Proof Fence' directed by Phillip Noyce, The book cover...show more content... Noyce uses a shot of Constable Riggs driving rapidly down a dirt road to Jigalong to await their arrival. The girls are called home by the singing of the female members of their aboriginal tribe. When the girls are reunited with their mother Noyce uses slow motion and music to increase the emotional impact. This is then escalated when Molly says to her grandmother 'we lost one'. She feels as though she failed in her journey. The closing scene is of a documentary which Molly and Daisy are walking through the desert. Noyce uses subtitles to inform the audience that their journey didn't end at their reuniting with their mother and grandmother, the audience also learns that Gracie is now dead. The book cover 'Odyssey' by Homer illustrated by Alan Baker uses title, vector lines, imagery and layout to represent the concept of journey and that 'the journey, not the arrival matters'. Baker uses the title as the first thing that the reader's eyes capture; he does this by the use of very large font and positioning the title in the middle of the page. The reader focuses on the word 'Odyssey', this represents a long journey. Baker also uses black writing on a white background to ensure that it stands out. Alan Baker uses vector lines to show the importance of the journey. The vector lines start at the title and move down and then back up again past the title. The journey Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. Daisy's Rabbit-Proof Fence Today, I will talk about this book named Rabbit–Proof Fence. The main characters are three girls. Gracie, Daisy, and Molly. This book is about amazing non–fiction story which is the true dark history of Aborigines in Australia written by Daisy's assertion. Before talking about this story, I will explain what rabbit–fence is. Literally, rabbit fence is the fence for rabbit. When the first white people came toAustralia, they brought many animals such as rabbit. Then rabbits ate tons of grasses which were for cow or other animals, so White people made the fence which lasts over 2000 kilometers for keep rabbit out from their land. From that time, the fence become landmark and people used it for mark. In 1930s, there was three girls named Daisy,...show more content... However, three girls had a knowledge about how to escape, how to hide from chasers, and that the rabbit proof fence lead them to their how town. They escaped with a little water and food. On the way, sometimes they killed small animals, sometimes they begged the farmers to get food that was rare case. They slept in bushes and always buried ashes not to let adult chase them. Therefore, adult could not find them even they wrote article about " find the girls because they are poor and have no food, so we have to protect the pity girls!" in local newspaper, because the girls always told the farmers that they came from north and were on the way to go to south, which was apposite meaning. But they had several problems. First, on the way, they got injured on foot not heavy but deteriorating, so sometimes Molly who is oldest had to carry her sisters in her arm. Finally, they needed mother and father. They were too young to escape from adult and walk 1600kilometers. However, their journey would almost be done because of their wise and incredible endurance. It was happen close to their hometown. The youngest girl Daisy wanted to go to city located near by the place they were, and she did not listen to Molly's advice. She went alone. Molly and Gracie waited her for a while, but Daisy never came back, they wanted to look for her, but they could not because they could not go to the town and also they had to ran away from chasers, so they could not stop walking. The three girls were separated. Two girls started to plod among the fence. Finally, Few days walking brought them to their hometown. They did it! They walked 1600 kilometers, lost one girls, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Symbolism In Rabbit Proof Fence Prior to white settlement, Australia's representations were that of a primitive place whose inhabitants were a nomadic barbarous doomed race. Consequently, such imagery was the birthplace of an unconscious bias foundational to the historical contrast that divides Australian society. The volume of this irrational prejudice through the perpetuation of dominant western ideologies depicted Aborigines as treacherous and unscrupulous. In contrast, the riveting Rabbit Proof Fence film released in 2002 and directed by Philip Noyce, eschews bigotry by illuminating a dense history of racist and distorted Aboriginal representations. Furthermore, it chronicles the ordeal of the Stolen Generation which included abducting "half–cast" Aboriginal ...show more content... Noyce employs close shots of Molly's eyes as she hears diegetic sounds of the spirit bird hence audiences witness the girls' vulnerability and the impediments that lie ahead. Consequently, high angled shots of Molly looking at her totem equips her with the ardour to endure the journey home. The highlighted aerial shots of the vast outback and diegetic bird sounds inculcate a sense of guidance by the spirit bird among audiences. The rabbit proof fence symbolises the segregation between Aborigines and non–aborigines. Moreover, the girls envision startled rabbits, confined to the rabbit proof fence's iniquitous verge. This manifests as uplifting music plays when the girls grab the fence. Simultaneously, Maude also holds the fence. The fence epitomises an umbilical cord depicting the relationship between the girls' plight and their mother. This is self–evident in the following quotes from Molly and Daisy, "Find that rabbit proof fence, we go home, then we see our mum". Furthermore, Philip refutes the fallacy of Aborigines to be vagabonds in the questions asked by some Aborigine stranger when they first meet Molly, "What country do you come from?". Certainly, this accentuation on social connection and nationality reinforces the values of nationalism and mutual obligation. To sum up, the film, "Rabbit Proof Fence" illustrates the value of family and spirituality to Aboriginal people. Molly's totem conveys freedom and likewise the unwavering faith in a supreme Get more content on HelpWriting.net