kid vs aboriginal

here is a little kid inspecting a local aboriginal man. the kid probably has little or no understanding about who he is and why he is dressed like that. this pretty much happens in the secret river.

This image of the hawkesbury river shows how the evolution of man has diminished one of the most beautiful sights in nature. The once secluded river has been taking over by man and their structures and in a sense it has been de-beautified as it is now know longer a symbol of the beauty of nature but of the power and evolution of man.

This in many ways is similar to the secret river as before the white settlers arrived there were no houses, paddocks or docks just the land. Then as the white settlers began to arrive they built houses, paddocks for crops and docks for their boats whilst taking over and developing the land that to the aboriginals was already perfect.

This picture here showing the raising of the Soviet Union flag over the Reichstag in Nazi Germany, symbolizing the end of the World War 2, then end of 60 million deaths, billions of dollars wasted, countries destroyed, and unaccountable damage to infrastructure.

Though easily seen as a triumphant end, a victory for the Allies, but it was also a sign of darker things to come.
Europe would be divided for the next roughly 60 years, The Iron Curtain, Communism vs. Capitalism, numerous proxy wars, a possible nuclear war.

This is similar to The Secret River because to the European powers Australian would have been seen as a large, fertile, resource rich land, colonized by a bunch of primitive natives. When the British arrived they would have raised their flag and considered colonizing the land their victory.

However cultural and social conflicts would later emerge that would negate that victory.

Don't forget about your S/N task

Hope the study break is going well for all of you. Remember, I will be checking to see if you have made your 4 'The Secret River' posts asap after the break. Alert notices will go home if the task is not completed. You need to complete a post for the Picture Panic, Text Tremors, Film Flogging and Music Matters areas of the blog.

The posts will discuss articles of your choice. Your discussion should consider the article in relation to the context of Encountering Conflict and highlight any connections between The Secret River and the article. Also, include an idea for a piece of writing you think the material would inspire noting the form and audience for the piece.

So, have a go. Don't panic about doing it right or wrong, in this case it's about the discussion we can generate and the ideas that will put us in a strong position from which to tackle the exam. If you see something put up by someone else that gets you thinking leave them a comment. If you come across something that inspires you in regards to The Line put a post up about that too. Good Luck.