Shaun Tan The Rabbits Essay
The Rabbits
John Marsden & Shaun Tan
Name of the text, its composer, its origin, its date and its form The Rabbits is a picture book written by John Marsden and drawn by Shaun Tan published 9/1/2000. Write an explanation of the text, mentioning its purpose and audience and showing the relevance of the text to the concept of Belonging or Not Belonging. The rabbits is about the arrival and colonisation of the British and the progression that took place during and after their arrival and shows the impact they had towards Aboriginal People and the Land. Shaun Ta uses Rabbits, being a foreign criminal, to portray the British, and the native num-bat like creatures as Aboriginal People. The rabbits targets all ages, …show more content…
My understanding of the effect of not belonging is developed in reading the text as page after page as it reveals the clear, strait forward naked honesty behind the text showing the Rabbits taking over, dominating and driving out the ‘numbat’ creatures and taking over the land, Creating the reason why the ‘numbat’ creatures, (Aboriginals) don’t Belong in their new worlds. What links would you make between this text and the Simple Gift? In comparing the two texts The rabbits and the Simple Gift, The Rabbits shows the concept of a ‘race’(Aboriginals) which at the start of the book shows us how they ‘belonged’ to the land since the beginning of time. Until the arrival of the rabbits which forced them off the land, taking away their freedom, their identity and their only links which make them feel belonged. But the Simple Gift on the other hand is the complete opposite as the main character Billy is trying to search for where he belongs and to escape his past life and his alcoholic father. Towards the end of the novel Billy finds a true sense of belonging which he had never had or felt before. In conclusion both texts are very different as The Simple Gift shows Billy who at first does not belong but throughout his journey he finds where he belongs and The Rabbits shows the ‘numbat’ creatures belonging to the land up until The rabbits arrival which changes their status to not
John Marsden & Shaun Tan
Name of the text, its composer, its origin, its date and its form The Rabbits is a picture book written by John Marsden and drawn by Shaun Tan published 9/1/2000. Write an explanation of the text, mentioning its purpose and audience and showing the relevance of the text to the concept of Belonging or Not Belonging. The rabbits is about the arrival and colonisation of the British and the progression that took place during and after their arrival and shows the impact they had towards Aboriginal People and the Land. Shaun Ta uses Rabbits, being a foreign criminal, to portray the British, and the native num-bat like creatures as Aboriginal People. The rabbits targets all ages, …show more content…
My understanding of the effect of not belonging is developed in reading the text as page after page as it reveals the clear, strait forward naked honesty behind the text showing the Rabbits taking over, dominating and driving out the ‘numbat’ creatures and taking over the land, Creating the reason why the ‘numbat’ creatures, (Aboriginals) don’t Belong in their new worlds. What links would you make between this text and the Simple Gift? In comparing the two texts The rabbits and the Simple Gift, The Rabbits shows the concept of a ‘race’(Aboriginals) which at the start of the book shows us how they ‘belonged’ to the land since the beginning of time. Until the arrival of the rabbits which forced them off the land, taking away their freedom, their identity and their only links which make them feel belonged. But the Simple Gift on the other hand is the complete opposite as the main character Billy is trying to search for where he belongs and to escape his past life and his alcoholic father. Towards the end of the novel Billy finds a true sense of belonging which he had never had or felt before. In conclusion both texts are very different as The Simple Gift shows Billy who at first does not belong but throughout his journey he finds where he belongs and The Rabbits shows the ‘numbat’ creatures belonging to the land up until The rabbits arrival which changes their status to not