The 7 Stages of Grieving
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Plot Summary
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Scene 1: Prologue Scene 2: Sobbing Scene 3: Purification Scene 4: Nana’s Story Scene 5: Photograph Story Scene 6: Story of a Father Scene 7: Family Gathering Scene 8: Black Skin Girl Scene 9: Invasion Poem Scene 10: 1788 Scene 11: Murri Gets a Dress Scene 12: Aunty Grace Scene 13: Mugshot Scene 14: March Scene 15: Bargaining Scene 16: Home Story Scene 17: Story of a Brother Scene 18: Gallery of Sorrow Scene 19: Suitcase Opening Scene 20: Wreck / con / silly / nation Poem Scene 21: Everything Has Its Time Scene 22: Plea Scene 23: Relief
Themes
All Themes Colonialism and Oppression Memory and Family Trauma Feeling vs. Numbness Aboriginal Identity, Pride, and Resilience
Quotes
Characters
All Characters The Woman Aunty Grace Daniel Yocke The Woman’s Grandmother/Nana The Woman’s Father The Woman’s Brother
Terms
All Terms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples/First Nations Peoples Murri Gamilaraay/Kamilaroi Reconciliation Watchhouse Kooemba Jdarra
Symbols
All Symbols The Suitcase The Ice Block
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The 7 Stages of Grieving

by

Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman
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Watchhouse Term Analysis

Watchhouse is an Australian term for police station.
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Scene 13: Mugshot
Colonialism and Oppression Theme Icon
Feeling vs. Numbness Theme Icon
...“offenders.” The police car carrying Yocke leaves the hostel and arrives at the Brisbane City Watchhouse (or police station). Upon Yocke’s arrival, he is in bad shape. The guards at the... (full context)
Scene 14: March
Colonialism and Oppression Theme Icon
Memory and Family Trauma Theme Icon
Feeling vs. Numbness Theme Icon
Aboriginal Identity, Pride, and Resilience Theme Icon
The gathering continues on to the police watchhouse nearby, where the crowd stands quietly for a time before beginning to sing, dance, play... (full context)
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