Book review on how reader is positioned to react, colonial relationships within the text, and realism of the text.

Discuss the information that is provided about the Indigenous culture in the first few chapters. For example, their cultural way of living (lifestyle), impact of white settlers (colonisers) on their lifestyle. The amount of information given in the first few chapters about the aboriginal lifestyle and way of living is quite large. As the author herself is aboriginal, she has probably put in quite a bit of information as it gives background to the story. …

…settlers wanted to happen. The children would start to forget their heritage and adapt to the European way of living, and forget about being homesick and missing their parents and relatives. Gradually, all half-caste children would forget their aboriginal heritage, so when they started families they wouldn't be able to pass down the culture to the next generation. Slowly the aboriginal way of life would start to fade away leaving nothing but a forgotten tradition.