Aboriginal Experience
Ever since the European settlers came to this country, the Aboriginal people have been mistreated. ... Most of the texts concerning the Aboriginal experience are generally related to the things that happened to the Aboriginal people during this time. Some of the varieties of texts I have studied have revealed interesting ideas about the Aboriginal experience by using symbolism and motifs, emotive language, 1st and 3rd person perspective, satire and black humour. ... The third text that I was studied from Aboriginal studies handout it was “The Letter” by Sally Morgan. ... This text shows how the European settlers originally treated the Aboriginal people. ... To do this she has to prevent her son from mixing with the local Aboriginal children and she also tries to keep him away from her uncle, an old rabbit trapper. ... In reality, Nona has lost her Aboriginal identity, she stubbornly insists upon the pleasure of sex, as well as her romantic investment in a coherent narrative of family, paternity and romance (the fabrication of her radio father). ... The text uses irony to show arrogant the European sailor is “Well James, I daresay that the king will be pleased to hear that he now owns some more vacant land”, when the are two Aboriginal men standing in the back ground. Black humour is used in regards to drawing the Aboriginal hunters because they are standing around with almost naked while the European sailors are wearing attire that looks far more sophisticated than loincloths. The European sailors are standing on the dock of a boat and they are looking down at the Aboriginal people, this could mean that the composer is trying to show that the European people are on a higher level than the Aboriginal people.