The Rabbit Proof Fence

The Rabbit Proof Fence

Just imagining getting taken away from my parents by a complete stranger scares me, and is frightful even to think about. While watching the Rabbit Proof Fence it amazed me how different cultures can survive in the wilderness. During the movie I noticed that in the begging they used the foot prints of the lizard to track it down in which Molly the oldest child spotted the lizard in the tree. Also there culture is not afraid of killing the animal and eating right afterword while our culture is a little hesitant. When the children Molly, Daisy, and Gracie first reached the camp the expression on their faces were frightened and in disbelief the nun helped them to their cots in the room filled with many other half cast children. Half Casts are aborigine children that were born with one aborigine parent and one whit parent. Due to this action more and more half cast children's have been being born in Australia. Nevil the man in charge of eliminating the half cast has a plan and this his plan is to train the half casts to follow the so called "civilized" way of life by praying to one god, making their beds daily, speaking only English, and singing Nevil's favorite song daily.

Unhappy with this lifestyle Molly, Daisy, and Gracie decide to run away and escape from the camp and try to make it back home, they decided to escape when they saw a storm clouds coming in, since they knew the rain would cover up their tracks. Due to their traditional lifestyle they were able to survive in the wild. However a mysterious man lies and tricks Gracie, telling her that her parents are at a train station while really tell her this to capture Gracie at the train station and take her back to the camp, while Molly and Daisy make it safely back home. This movie gave me goose bumps because I have seen animals been breed before but never humans, the thought of trying to breed the half casts out in three generations is inhumane and should never of happened, this is why I refer to Nevil as “Nevil the devil”.