jimmi black dog
In the novel, The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith conflict is an ever present factor and although much of this conflict is negative, Keneally has incorporated positive outcomes to some of this conflict in this story. This fictional recount of true events show us the social, interpersonal, inner and racial conflict between and within the whites and the indigenous people of australia in the 1900s. When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman, the backlash from both Jimmie’s community and the white society he inhabits, sets of a chain of tragic, violent events. As Jimmie tries to make his way in a world that deplores him. These forms of conflict present us with some positive outcomes which i will be explaining today.
Jimmie blacksmith was a half caste aboriginal who had alot of white culture brought up in him, this contrast of black and white culture had made jimmie think hard over the years of what he really wanted in his life. This life that jimmie had been living since he was only a teenager gave him apsirations of wanting to be white. Not only did his upbringing make him want to be white but the way his people were treated made him want to be more than just a stupid black fella. From the beginning social and racial conflict is present and is present throughout the whole book, despite this conflict being negative at the time there are positive outcomes from it. In relation to this novel social and racial conflict is present in Remember the titans, a movie about a group of teenagers who want to join the school football team, but do not wish to play with people of the opposite colour. These boys overcome their race issues and unite as a team, not worried about the colour of each player. Racial conflict is the basis of this movie and as in Jimmie blacksmith racial conflict is the most common form of conflict in the novel. while jimmie is an aboriginal and he cant change that he still tries to. Jimmies first positive outcome of racial conflict is when he realises he
Jimmie blacksmith was a half caste aboriginal who had alot of white culture brought up in him, this contrast of black and white culture had made jimmie think hard over the years of what he really wanted in his life. This life that jimmie had been living since he was only a teenager gave him apsirations of wanting to be white. Not only did his upbringing make him want to be white but the way his people were treated made him want to be more than just a stupid black fella. From the beginning social and racial conflict is present and is present throughout the whole book, despite this conflict being negative at the time there are positive outcomes from it. In relation to this novel social and racial conflict is present in Remember the titans, a movie about a group of teenagers who want to join the school football team, but do not wish to play with people of the opposite colour. These boys overcome their race issues and unite as a team, not worried about the colour of each player. Racial conflict is the basis of this movie and as in Jimmie blacksmith racial conflict is the most common form of conflict in the novel. while jimmie is an aboriginal and he cant change that he still tries to. Jimmies first positive outcome of racial conflict is when he realises he