Rainbow's End Quote

"They're only possessions. And what do they matter? People are all that matter"

• symbolise the cost of westernised knowledge at the expense of indigenous knowledge

• when they are destroyed the family is able to move on emphasises western knowledge is not essential

What does the song 'Que Sera Sera' suggest about events in life?

The lyrics suggest that events are predetermined and humans are powerless in determining their future.

What message does 'Que Sera Sera' convey when played at the end?

It suggests that events are not predetermined if people take control of their own circumstances.

Dolly walks past the cork trees. She sees someone in the shadows [Stage Directions]

• represent place of seperation between the youth/innocence of dolly and the outside world

• turns from a place of joy to a place of sinister

Ajax - Bleach advertised on the radio ("honestly their mad about whiteness")

• represent obsession with 'whiteness' and european society

• eventually Gladys rejects this idea and turns radio off

Dreams

Gladys being the most optimistic character has the most dreams showing her hopefulness throughout the play

Dolly is the second character to have a dream showing she to becomes hopeful in her life circumstances

Nan is the last character to have a dream showing how the most pessimistic character in the play is able to find her own hope in her granddaughters future

"I'm promising you the world"

• gender and patriarchy

• the white culture can gift the indigenous culture the 'perfect life' full of opportunities

'What matters is you. Not your address' D → E

imporatnce of home

"it's anything but loveable. Concrete, small, white and featureless" [stage directions]

• imporatnce of home

• poor living conditions

"Do you want me to walk like them, talk like them? Pretend to be one of them?"

• identity (dolly)

"This is Aboriginal housing, not your own private kingdom"

• inspector believing he is in control of their housing

• white community believing they own everything