This text is about the book Deadly Unna and how it shows racial prejudice.
This book clearly without a doubt shows racial prejudice with events and terms that have been mention by the author throughout this book. This text will convince you to have a strong mindset on how the author is trying to show that their is is racial prejudice in Australia. For example Dumby didn't win the trophy and was especially racist to him and how their was favouritism towards Coach Arks son from the committee of the club and the coach who was Arks. Blacky removing the Graffiti was an example for standing up for Racism from the so called Porky Fraser which is very disrespectful as the author explains it well. Then Lastly Darcy was making up rude comments about the Nungas and how they carry a some sort of disease but it wasn't just Darcy who did this it was a lot of people nearly everyone made at least a rude joke or comment just because of …show more content…
One of the clear events that happen throughout this book is how Darcy is very disrespectful to Clarence and the Nungas by using a term that said more directly to Blacky for Clarance “ You be careful of these jins now, lad. Nice girls, But they’ve all got the clap. Every last one of them. Pg 24 Philip Gwynne Deadly Unna” This is a very racial term for saying they are carrying with some sort of disease which is a lie he was just being racist to Clarence and this should not be tolerated this isn't the only bad joke or saying that has been mentioned throughout the book. At the pub one of the Locals especially waits until Dumby Reds dad has left the area to tell a racist joke Blacky normally laughs at it but he didnt when it was told because he is friends with Dumby red. This is one of the points of the Author Phillip Gwynne is definitely without a doubt show racial prejudice in Australia and how racist jokes should not be