Introduction-Demonstration of Critical Thinking

I chose my first post from the 'film discussion' board as the piece which best demonstrates critical thinking in the assignments from this quarter. This was written for group discussion after viewing the film 'The Rabbit-proof Fence', a story of the half-caste aboriginal people, who are now referred to as the 'stolen generation'. I was writing about ways in which the movie gave representation of the 'us and them' mentality and portrayed the concept of 'othering'. An example of analysis and critical thinking can be found in this excerpt, “ Apart from being ripped (literally) from their culture and families and being forced to be absorbed into a 'white' way of living, thinking, and speaking (not allowed to "jabber" at the camp), they were then funneled back into mainstream society as 'servants', stifled in the ability to develop and express who they are as an individual or even to have the freedom to pursue equality.  We can see the analysis of 'othering' being demonstrated in this example as it portrays the effect of the goverment's actions on this group of children and their families.