It was inevitable that the sound of laughter from children his own age, the buoyant jokes they 'd utter and the encouraging words they’d say to one another would cause numerous questions to run through his mind, "How does it feel to be like them? To not be ashamed of who they are and where they’d come from?" It’d leave him wondering how it would feel to be accepted. It’s tough to imagine children experiencing something as horrid as discrimination, it’s even harder to believe they’re also the ones causing it. How they see the universe and everybody in it is influenced by those around them. These adolescents soon come to accept society’s outlook on attitudes, values and beliefs as their own.
Our elders still hold onto their old traditions, …show more content…
The novel explores an adolescent boy’s journey on acceptance and the realities of racism. Within this narrative, the Indigenous people and the White Australians are segregated. This triggered tension between the groups, leading to disastrous incidences. One of the future inspected occasions dealt with stereotyping. The Native people of Australia were dreaded. One character felt threatened and defenseless, even stating, “Are they allowed here?” Another individual felt the need to call the police. Both roles were teenagers no older than fifteen years of age, whose attitudes, values and beliefs didn’t differ from the old ways of thinking. We Australians need to learn from this, realise our mistakes, and create tolerance towards other races inside our society.
Segregation guides misunderstandings and assumptions, but it likewise causes prejudice. Throughout Deadly Unna?, those of white decent were favored more than the Indigenous community. The novel featured a shooting, where a young Indigenous boy was shot and killed. Granted he and another character were ‘robbing’ a pub, the murderer – a Caucasian male – was never charged with manslaughter. Not only that, but the teen’s death was never justified, and the non-Indigenous characters didn’t feel any sympathy. They say stories reflect every action we take in reality, do you really want to end up like
Our elders still hold onto their old traditions, …show more content…
The novel explores an adolescent boy’s journey on acceptance and the realities of racism. Within this narrative, the Indigenous people and the White Australians are segregated. This triggered tension between the groups, leading to disastrous incidences. One of the future inspected occasions dealt with stereotyping. The Native people of Australia were dreaded. One character felt threatened and defenseless, even stating, “Are they allowed here?” Another individual felt the need to call the police. Both roles were teenagers no older than fifteen years of age, whose attitudes, values and beliefs didn’t differ from the old ways of thinking. We Australians need to learn from this, realise our mistakes, and create tolerance towards other races inside our society.
Segregation guides misunderstandings and assumptions, but it likewise causes prejudice. Throughout Deadly Unna?, those of white decent were favored more than the Indigenous community. The novel featured a shooting, where a young Indigenous boy was shot and killed. Granted he and another character were ‘robbing’ a pub, the murderer – a Caucasian male – was never charged with manslaughter. Not only that, but the teen’s death was never justified, and the non-Indigenous characters didn’t feel any sympathy. They say stories reflect every action we take in reality, do you really want to end up like