Good relations enrich our lives enabling us to feel a sense of belonging. The play Rainbows end by Jane harrison, A film whale rider directed by Nikki Caro and the sorry speech by kevin Rudd all show a sense of belonging through relationships.
'Rainbows End' a play written by Jane Harrison portrays the sense of belonging through relationships and land. The relationship between Nan and her home land of cummeragunja illustrates a strong relationship she has formed with the land. This is significant as Nan Dear says, ''My birth certificate says ‘Murray River’. Born there and by crickey, Im gunna go back and die there.' Nan dears dialogue exemplifies her fierce 'murray pride' . She is clearly stating where she belongs no matter where she lives she belongs to murray river. The personas dialogue has been expressed through a slang language which is exemplified through the characters strong bond and relationship with her land. CUMMERANGANJA
Racial barriers exist between errol and dolly illustrating racial prejudice. The dialogue “You're white, I'm Aboriginal. Or haven't you noticed?” exemplifies a barrier which exists between the two cultures. Dollys sarcastic tone …show more content…
Through the use of inclusive language, Rudd has used the word “we” repetitively to include the whole Australian community in his speech to show sympathy towards the Aboriginal community due to their mistreatment in the 19th century. This Exaggerates the deep apology of the removal of children from their families which shows the loss of belonging to their families, land and