Analysis Of Follow The Rabbit Proof Fence

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The book Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington is about 3 sisters who go on a journey to return home after being captured. Taken from their home to escaping and returning home following the fence that separates Australia the three sisters are on a mission lead by the eldest sister Molly to return home once again. The story story begins with with the 3 girls being taken from their home. The three girls, along with many others, were mandated to be transferred to Moore River Settlement School, which was a school for half-caste Aborigine children. The girls were expected to follow rules and participate in prayers and even learn how to speak english.
A half-caste is defined as a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed …show more content…

Molly is informed that no one has ever successfully escaped Moore River without them finding the escapee. She is determined to break that statement and return home safe. The girls set out on a long journey following the “rabbit proof fence” as their guide and eventually return home. The rabbit proof fence is a fence that stretches all across western Australia. The rabbit-proof fence was built to protect Western Australian crops and pasture lands from the destructive scourge of the rabbit. The girls are able to use their sense of direction along with the guidance of the fence and fend for themselves in order to get …show more content…

Since the children are taken from their homes they are manipulating the children's minds and teaching them to be the same. A.O. Neville, who was the man in charge of all the children says “make them useful units in the community.” This quote can be interpreted as treating the children as machines to benefit the community as a whole. Once the children were put in these reform school they were stripped of their ethnic background and had to adapt to the new standard of life. This is the idea of conditioning the children as if they were robots and were being controlled by

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