Power and Delusion in Noyce's 'Rabbit Proof Fence' William Stirling Roberts 9th Grade

Rabbit-Proof Fence presents a portrait of people with power, who see themselves as being decent, self-righteously attempting to wipe out an entire race, but failing. The white people in the story see themselves as powerful people who believe they are decent, but they are heavily misguided. The aboriginal girls and women in the story are made to appear weak, but are actually strong, resilient people. The story proposes the thought that the white Australians are not actually decent, but inhumane. Although the girls manage to escape, the policy still continues. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, the white Australians are painted as decent and powerful, but are also being self-righteous and acting only for the good of themselves. Mr Neville, the protector of all Aboriginal Australians, is depicted as powerful, but also misguided and corrupted. Constable Briggs, the man that captured the girls seems powerful at the beginning, but becomes weaker as the film progresses.

Mr Neville is made to seem powerful with low angles on him, and his outfit, a three-piece suit and tie, and his neat, gelled back hair support this feeling, but he is also portrayed as misguided, as he is shown with Dutch angles, showing his twisted nature. He shows this by saying...