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Family, Racism And Aboriginals In Film

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I think the key themes are; Family, home, racism and aboriginals Family, because the film is about three girls, two sisters and their cousin, who are trying to get home to their family. Home, because they have been “taken” to another place that is going to be their “new home” until they are moved to another place to work, and they are trying to get back to their real home. Racism, because the reason that they are taken from their families is that Mr. Neville wants to breed out their skin colour, because he thinks that it’s bad for them so he wants to “help”. Aboriginals, because the film is about aboriginals’ life, how they were treated and how they were living, both in their home and on Moor River. Issues: The issues are; “How will the girls get home?” and; “What will happen to …show more content…

They also get food, and are able to move around. It is not nice, because they didn’t choose the life themselves. They sleep many girls in the same room so there is no privacy, but I don’t think they are used to that as much as we are today. At home, they can go for a walk if they want to be alone, and I doubt that it was possible at Moor River, because of the many people, and the rules. Some people are stronger than others, and more determined. Molly would rather die, trying to get home, than live where she has no freedom. The reason why most of the girls at Moore River, doesn’t try to flee, I think, is because they are too afraid to get caught. For Molly I guess home means home. To most people, a home means everything; it’s where your family is, and where you feel safe. You can be exactly who you are and you’re always welcome. I think that, for Molly, it also means, where she can finally give some of the responsibility to another person, and I also think that she wants the feeling of being free and safe. Of course, it is not like this for everybody but that is how a home is supposed to

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