Freddy Andrews
Freddy Andrews
(Polly Borland, 2000), Contexts, p. 120
1.Give a summary of the text in approximately 80 words.
Freddy Andrews mother, was taken from her family when she was a child, but she got away, and married an Aboriginal man. She got two kids with the Aboriginal man, but they got taken away from her. Then she married Freddy's father, which was a white man, and she got her children back again. He didn´t like the Aboriginals, because all they did was to get drunk and fight. He is an Aboriginal, but a white skinned Aboriginal.
2. Explain how Freddy’s view and understanding of himself and Aboriginals have changed… and why. Find relevant quotes from the text.
He is confused about his Aboriginal identity. At first he didn´t know that much about his culture, but he searched for it, and he understands how black skinned Aboriginals fights against the way they get treated.
He feels like he is split in half, because although he is an Aboriginal, his skin is white, so he can hide in the society, but that means that he can´t bring his Aboriginality up to the society.
3. How would you describe the atmosphere, tone and language of the text? (see p. 245 for help). Find examples from the text.
The atmosphere in the text Is emotional, it is negative and confusing. An example on that it is emotional; "I probably lost my own self-esteem because even places where I worked I'd hear 'dirty black bastards', 'Abo bastards', stuff like that.
4. What kind of text is this and how is it different or similar to the last three texts we have read in this theme (point of view, structure, content: see p. 244-245 for help)?
The difference to the last texts is that, Freddy is an white Aboriginal. He can hide from the society, and from the Aboriginals also. The problem with him being an white Aboriginal is that, the Aboriginals doesn’t see ham as an Abo, but if he starts to explain and convince them that he is, the society will develop judgments about him.
(Polly Borland, 2000), Contexts, p. 120
1.Give a summary of the text in approximately 80 words.
Freddy Andrews mother, was taken from her family when she was a child, but she got away, and married an Aboriginal man. She got two kids with the Aboriginal man, but they got taken away from her. Then she married Freddy's father, which was a white man, and she got her children back again. He didn´t like the Aboriginals, because all they did was to get drunk and fight. He is an Aboriginal, but a white skinned Aboriginal.
2. Explain how Freddy’s view and understanding of himself and Aboriginals have changed… and why. Find relevant quotes from the text.
He is confused about his Aboriginal identity. At first he didn´t know that much about his culture, but he searched for it, and he understands how black skinned Aboriginals fights against the way they get treated.
He feels like he is split in half, because although he is an Aboriginal, his skin is white, so he can hide in the society, but that means that he can´t bring his Aboriginality up to the society.
3. How would you describe the atmosphere, tone and language of the text? (see p. 245 for help). Find examples from the text.
The atmosphere in the text Is emotional, it is negative and confusing. An example on that it is emotional; "I probably lost my own self-esteem because even places where I worked I'd hear 'dirty black bastards', 'Abo bastards', stuff like that.
4. What kind of text is this and how is it different or similar to the last three texts we have read in this theme (point of view, structure, content: see p. 244-245 for help)?
The difference to the last texts is that, Freddy is an white Aboriginal. He can hide from the society, and from the Aboriginals also. The problem with him being an white Aboriginal is that, the Aboriginals doesn’t see ham as an Abo, but if he starts to explain and convince them that he is, the society will develop judgments about him.