The 7 Stages of Grieving particularly relates to the notion of literature being written works having lasting artistic merit. The recurring themes and ideas within the play relate to historical context and current way of life of Indigenous Australians. The character known as the “Everywoman” represents women in the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal people in general.

The theme of discrimination can be difficult to explore in general conversation. However literature acts as a vehicle by which composers and responders can relate to it creatively. In the scene “Murri Gets a Dress”, the Everywoman character experiences racist remarks from the shopkeeper in the form of hurtful language specifically intended to insult those with darker skin colour, in particular the statement, “Keep an eye on the nigger”.
By using racist terminology in the stand-up routine, the Everywoman reverses the process of cultural discrimination by taking ownership of the racist language.
This is complemented by the scene, “Story of a Brother” when the Everywoman says, “no matter how clean our clothes are… how tidy we keep our house… how hard we work… we are black and we are here, and that will never change”. By listing socio-economic factors - hygiene, housing and work- she demonstrates the unfairness of stereotypes society places on Aboriginal people. She then uses the collective noun “we” and high modality as she says “we are black … and that will never change”. This rejects the stereotype and affirms the importance of Aboriginal identity, for all Aboriginal people.

Although historically Aboriginal people would pass down their stories orally, in this modern world, literature (in this case a play), is now used as a more permanent way of ensuring that the story is told. In Aboriginal Australian culture, storytelling is a key cultural practice that allows for the remembrance of history,