Rabbit Proof Fence

Rabbit Proof Fence

1. In chapter 3 of the story, the Aboriginal populations face many injustices caused by the European white settlers. Some of the rights that were being violated were rights such as, Free Movement in and out of the Country, when Bidgup was saying "We cant go down along our hunting trails, they are blocked by fences... And when we climbed over the fence, one of those men pointed guns at us and threatened to shoot if we went in there again." So, the Aboriginals are being told where they can or cannot go. They were also deprived of the right to Equality Before the Law, when an old man Udja had his wife stolen by the white man, he did not receive the same form of justice under the white man's law.

2. The "civilizing" of Australia can mirror historical events in the United States in many ways. During the Manifest Destiny, the Americans were pushing the native Americans out of their land or trying to make them become more civilized. In Rabbit Proof Fence, the aboriginals were being forced out of their lands by the Europeans. This is violates the "right ot own property" law.

3. I do not believe that the government was morally justified in relocating the children of mixed decent. In doing so, the government is tearing families apart. This is a very selfish act because they arent thinking about how they are affecting the families and other communities.