Deadly Unna is a book published on the 30th April 1998 and was written by Phillip Gwynne. The book is based a on true story and exposes what life was like for indigenous Australians and white Australians in the 70’s. Throughout the book two teenagers of opposite race become close friends and both realise the amount of racial tension in there town. After a mishap in the town Gary’s life changes and his view on life impacts how others around Gary feel about him.

Gary’s sense of the racial tension in the town is clearly evident throughout the novel and it develops over the course of the book. This is made conspicuous when Gary hears Big Mac’s racist joke in the pub, saying, “And they all laughed…but I didn’t. I don’t know why, I’d laughed at the joke before. I’d even told the joke before. But tonight it didn’t seem so funny any more”. This vocal point shows how Gary is starting to become aware of the racism in his town and that his attitude towards such racism is changing. throughout the novel as he is witness to and experiences unfair and unjust actions within the narrative. Another example of racial injustice in the town is when Dumby Red is overlooked for the ‘best on ground’ award at the Grand Final presentations. Gary’s reaction is disbelief, saying, “At first I thought they’d made a mistake, or …show more content…
Gary’s town is small and his community has lots of views and values about the aboriginal population. They are very critical and cruel when it comes to racism. The only relation the town has with the aboriginals of the Point is football, though the racial prejudice is still obvious. By the end of the novel Gary’s attitude towards his town’s racist behaviour and Dumby’s death changes how he views