Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

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Doris Pilkington

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Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
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    Racism and Colonialism
  • Loss, Dispossession, and Reclamation Theme Icon
    Loss, Dispossession, and Reclamation
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    Family, Culture, and Identity
  • Altruism vs. Cruelty Theme Icon
    Altruism vs. Cruelty
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  • Doris Pilkington
  • Molly
  • Gracie
  • Daisy
  • Kundilla
  • Yellagonga
  • Captain Charles Fremantle
  • Captain James Stirling
  • Maude
  • Mr. Keeling
  • Constable M.J. Riggs
  • Martha Jones
  • Mrs. Flanagan
Terms
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  • Mardu
  • Half-caste/Muda-muda
  • Genga
  • Marbu
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  • The Rabbit-Proof Fence Symbol Icon
    The Rabbit-Proof Fence
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The Rabbit-Proof Fence was constructed in Western Australia in the early 1900s, and was completed in 1907. Designed to keep the invasive rabbit populations of the eastern bush from entering Western Australia, the 1100-mile-long fence…

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