The characters, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, were actually the author’s mother, aunt and their cousin. The book stems from true events and was based around the historical event, The Stolen Generation, where mixed children were removed from their parents.
They escape and journey back to their families, by following the rabbit-proof fence that crosses Australia. The book is based around three Aboriginal girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, who are outcasts due to their mixed-race lineage and are therefore separated form their families by the government. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousįollow the Rabbit Proof Fence is a novel written by Doris Pilkington and was published by University of Queensland Press in 1996. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. "It’s going to rain.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. There was a flash of lightning, followed by another. "We’d better hurry, it’s going to rain again." They stood briefly on the verandah to watch the thunder clouds rumbling in the west."We all know it’s awful," said Martha.It was more like a concentration camp, then a residential school for aboriginal children."I don’t feel like climbing the hill," said Martha.
They lay feeling cold and lonely, listening to the sound of rain bouncing off the tin roof.
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