The Rabbits
How do the composers present a first nations perspective on a historical event? PLEASE ANSWER
How do the composers present a first nations perspective on a historical event PLEASE ANSWER
How do the composers present a first nations perspective on a historical event PLEASE ANSWER
The most prominent theme in The Rabbits is colonial invasion. Collectively narrated from the perspective of numbat-like marsupials whose country is invaded by rabbits, the story tracks how the rabbits use advanced technologies and greater population numbers to turn the marsupials' country into a colony. An allegory based on the historical example of the British colonization of Australia, The Rabbits depicts the horrors of colonialism from the perspective of the indigenous inhabitants of the country. While most narratives in a colonial nation such as Australia are told from the perspective of the settler majority, Marsden's authorial decision to tell the story from the perspective of the displaced indigenous inhabitants invites the reader to share in the collective grief of the marsupials whose country has been invaded, whose culture has been erased, and whose natural habitat has been destroyed.
The Rabbits