The text “ Rabbit-Proof Fence” is written by Doris Pilkington Garimara and is based on a true story.  The text is Set in Western Australia, 1931. The Aussie government introduces a new policy which includes taking half-caste children and relocating them far, far away and training them, giving them the skills they will need in later life to work for the white man. The text follows three young girls – Molly, Daisy, and grace. These girls were captured and taken to the Moore River settlement, where they would be prepared for training. Molly, the oldest out of the three has other plans and using her knowledge of the wilderness, the girls eventually escape. The young aboriginals are tested both physically and mentally as they walk for days on end with a goal to finally reach home; jigalong. But along their way, they will face the huge challenge of eluding a skilled native tracker that’s hot on their tail.

In the text  “ Rabbit-Proof Fence”  written by Doris Pilkington Garimaraperson the character found to be most interesting was the oldest of the three, Molly. While watching this story I discovered Molly to be clever, proud and very strong. After escaping Moore river in the searing heat, to surviving the cold desert nights, she overcame every challenge that was thrown at her. Not about worrying about herself, she had two younger children relying on her to get them home safely. I found this really inspirational, as no matter what kind of difficulties and painful situations molly was put through, she had to dig deep and find her inner strength in order to have the best outcome. This can relate award year 12 and 13 students that have younger siblings, and always wanted to protect them from the outside world, for example, and older brother defending his little sister from a boy who is treating her wrong. This bravery and strength that molly demonstrates is something I Believe can be inspirational for year 12 and 13 students and is why I would recommend this book.

In the text “ Rabbit-Proof Fence” is written by Doris Pilkington Garimara believe the message within the text is to never give up. Throughout the story, Molly clearly demonstrates her leadership attributes and her resilience in situations where most teens and adults would crack under pressure. Some examples of this are where the three children are taken from their native village and relocated to the Moore River settlement where other young aboriginals just like them had given up and agreed to live a life integrated in a white society. Molly tried to escape countless times before on her plans actually worked; releasing herself and the two younger siblings while giving assurance by saying “We’re going home, to Mother”. For me, this exercises the quote from Wayne Dyer – “If you believe it will work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you believe it won’t, you will see obstacles”. Molly always had a positive mindset through the text and tried her very best to escape and here reliance was rewarded with an opportunity, that she took, even though no other children in the settlement did. This bravery and courage are something that we a students could take away from.

In the text “ Rabbit-Proof Fence” is written by Doris Pilkington Garimara a challenge that the people had to face was seeing the viewpoint of jigalong from their family’s point of view. Molly was thrown into crucial situations where her little sister and cousin’s safety was paramount – from surviving starvation, dehydration, fleeing from the tracker based on the Moore River settlement and the main challenge being their 2400 kilometer trek across the Australian outback. A very important moment in the text was when  Molly, Daisy, and Gracie finally located the rabbit-proof fence. Then One by one they begin to grab hold of the fence when suddenly we are taken back to Jigalong and get shown the family’s point of view, where their mother and grandmother are also holding the fence. The spiritual idea which is expressed in parts of the text is finally shown. The girls and mother are telepathically communicating, this is a major aspect within aboriginal culture and I believe this is one of the main reasons that drove them to get home and helped them overcome all challenges. This can teach year 12 and 13 students to remember how other people view certain situations, for example putting themselves in a teachers shoes when you are talking in class. This why I believe this is why I would recommend this text to other students.

In conclusion, I would recommend the text “ Rabbit-Proof Fence” is written by Doris Pilkington Garimara to year 12 and 13 students, because usually around this age the majority of the viewers have had to deal with stress and difficult times. Therefore allowing them to relate the characters to themselves and have a better understanding of what is happening in the text. This is what made the text such a good experience for me and also the history behind the story. And is why I would record the text to other students.