![]() The ‘stolen generation’ is the consequence of domineering and imperialistic acts in which “half-caste” or “mixed race” children were strategically taken away from their families in indigenous communities and placed in “Native” settlements where they were trained and educated to be servants to white families. The dynamics of placement and displacement are here analysed through a postcolonial perspective. ![]() In Under the Wintamarra Tree Doris reveals her own story in which, through acts of resistance and resilience, she appears to embrace her displaced condition in order to come to terms with her own identity and cultural heritage. In Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence we are mostly presented with Molly’s story. Both narratives are valuable representations of the ‘stolen generations’ in Australia. ![]() Presented by Lindiane Viera as part of the Literary Studies Seminar Seriesĭoris Pilkington’s Under the Wintamarra Tree (2002) is a sequel to Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (1996), in which we are presented with a story in a confessional tone that reveals the adventures of three indigenous girls (including Doris’ mother Molly) who fled the “Native” settlement that they were forcibly taken to. ![]()
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