She displays how the Aboriginal way of life was destroyed and replaced by European traditions. Kath Walker says, ‘No more boomerang No more spear; Now all civilised-Colour bar and beer,’ meaning that the Aboriginal culture and way of life have been cast aside and are now replaced with white culture . She also uses irony to point out that Aboriginal people were regarded as uncivilised and the new ‘civilized’ way of life has created issues for them that did not exist before white settlement. Kath Walker also points out that clash of cultures and loss of the old traditional ways. This is evident when she says, ‘No more corroboree, gay dance and din. Now we got movies, and pay to go in.’ Here she states that the traditional dances and stories they used to listen to for free have now been replaced by modern movies that you have to pay to watch. Kath Walker shows how the white man 's ways are driven by commercialism as people buy things they can not afford. She says, ‘No more gunya, now bungalow, paid by hire purchase in twenty year or so,’ indicating that they no longer have their traditional homes to live in, but have to live in houses that they pay rent for over a long period of time. Kath Walker describes the challenges that European civilisation has brought and how they affected the Aboriginal people’s lives and
She displays how the Aboriginal way of life was destroyed and replaced by European traditions. Kath Walker says, ‘No more boomerang No more spear; Now all civilised-Colour bar and beer,’ meaning that the Aboriginal culture and way of life have been cast aside and are now replaced with white culture . She also uses irony to point out that Aboriginal people were regarded as uncivilised and the new ‘civilized’ way of life has created issues for them that did not exist before white settlement. Kath Walker also points out that clash of cultures and loss of the old traditional ways. This is evident when she says, ‘No more corroboree, gay dance and din. Now we got movies, and pay to go in.’ Here she states that the traditional dances and stories they used to listen to for free have now been replaced by modern movies that you have to pay to watch. Kath Walker shows how the white man 's ways are driven by commercialism as people buy things they can not afford. She says, ‘No more gunya, now bungalow, paid by hire purchase in twenty year or so,’ indicating that they no longer have their traditional homes to live in, but have to live in houses that they pay rent for over a long period of time. Kath Walker describes the challenges that European civilisation has brought and how they affected the Aboriginal people’s lives and