Going Home

GOING HOME

TOPIC: The stories in “Going Home” are painful because there is only despair and no chance of real happiness”. Discuss.

I agree that in “Going Home” the stories are painful because they are full of despair. Because the aborigines are not treated with respect or equality and do not get the same opportunities that white people get. But I think there is still a chance of happiness for the Nyoongahs. Throughout “Going Home”, the white people treat the aboriginals with disrespect.

I agree that the stories in “Going Home” are painful because the aboriginals are treated like dirt and have racist comments thrown at them as if they are considered lesser human beings. The stories also show painful ways that the aboriginals are treated. In “Going Home”, Billy Woodward and Darcy go to the pub to buy some alcohol to celebrate Billy’s 18th birthday, and the barmen takes as long as possible to serve them and then the barmen is racist towards them, “You ca...