This master’s thesis deals with the question of the Australian stolen generations, more precisely it tackles its depiction in literature, namely in the works of an Aboriginal and a white author, Gail Jones (Sorry) and Doris Pilkington (Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence). The two novels were chosen as representatives due to their importance, as they are (partly) based on true historical events and the fact they can be found in the Australian national curriculum. The novels are presented in the theoretical part and later analysed in the practical one, with excerpts showing differences and similarities. The issue of the Stolen Generations is also present in children’s literature and an analysis of the picture book Stories for Simon is comprised in this thesis in order to show how an important adult issue has been discussed in a work for children. Follow the Rabbit Proof Fence presents the life and story of three Aboriginal girls who were stolen from their Aboriginal families by the authorities and suffered a traumatic experience. The novel Sorry, on the contrary, presents the life of the white settlers, especially the child Perdita and her Aboriginal friend Mary who suffer from trauma due to the inability of telling the truth; this is why the novel is seen as an allegory to the silenced Stolen Generations. As both of the novels are characterised as trauma novels, the analysis of these characteristics can be found in the last chapter of this thesis.
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