How did Molly Gracie and Daisy escape?

When Molly was 14, Gracie 10 and Daisy 8, the Australian government took them from their home to train them as servants for the white settlers. The girls decided to escape and walk home, following the “rabbit-proof fence”. This film follows the girls’ 1,500 mile walk home, avoiding capture and surviving in the wild.

What is the message in Rabbit-Proof Fence?

Themes. Rabbit-Proof Fence is a story about the characters’ determination to get home to their family, and the way they resist those who say they can’t be together.

How does the chief protector justify his actions?

He says things like “In spite of himself, the native must be helped.” He believes his actions are necessary to preserve Aboriginal culture, not to destroy it, even as the children imprisoned at Moore River are punished for talking in their native language.

Why is Rabbit-Proof Fence an important story?

Rabbit-Proof Fence stirred up a lot of controversy in Australia, due to its portrayal of the Stolen Generations. This term relates to the Torres Strait Islander and Australian Aboriginal children removed from their homes by Australian Federal and State government agencies, as well as church missions.

Is Molly Craig still alive?

2004Molly Kelly / Date of death

Who escaped the Stolen Generation?

In 1931, an 8-year-old Australian Aboriginal girl named Daisy Kadibil was snatched up by a local constable and taken from her family in the Pilbara region of western Australia to an assimilation camp some 800 miles away.

Why did the stolen generation happen?

The forcible removal of First Nations children from their families was part of the policy of Assimilation, which was based on the misguided assumption that the lives of First Nations people would be improved if they became part of white society.

How did rabbits end up in Australia?

In 1859, European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) were introduced into the Australian wild so that they could be hunted. Thomas Austin, a wealthy settler who lived in Victoria, Australia, had 13 European wild rabbits sent to him from across the world, which he let roam free on his estate.

What happens at the end of the Rabbit Proof Fence?

In the end, after a nine-week journey through the harsh Australian outback, having walked the 2,400 km (1,500 miles) route along the fence, the two sisters return home and go into hiding in the desert with their mother and grandmother.

What happens at the end of Rabbit-Proof Fence?

What happened to Gracie Rabbit-Proof Fence?

The film’s epilogue shows recent footage of Molly and Daisy. Molly explains that Gracie has died and she never returned to Jigalong. Molly also tells us of her own two daughters; she and they were taken from Jigalong back to Moore River.

How long did Molly Craig walk?

Their journey of 1600 kilometres took nine weeks. It ranks as one of the most remarkable feats of endurance, cleverness and courage in Australian history, and it dramatised a dark side of the Australian story.