TowhatextentdoesyourprescribedtextrepresentativeofAustralianvaluesandaspirations.ThetextsarerepresentativeofAustralianvaluesandaspirations.‘TheStolenChildren’byCarmelBirdwritesEditorVoice,Victimvoiceandgovernmentvoicetotelltheaudienceaboutequalityofeverykindofhumanbeingsandallowspeopletofeelthatweshouldnotmakedifferencebetweenwitheachother.Inthesong‘A.B.original’,itsvalueoflovetowardsthecountryAustraliaishighlighted.ValuesandaspirationsoftwotextsareallowpeopletolovethiscountryandtreatallAustraliansequal.TheeditorialvoiceofCarmelBirdgivesafactualintroductiontothepastatrocitiesinflected.HerpurposeistorepresentAustralianvalueandaspirations.ShecollectsthesestoriesofAboriginalchildrenandencouragestheaudiencetoconnectemotionallywiththepainthatisfeltbytheAboriginalpeople.Sheencouragesreadersinthesentence,“Wecannotchangethepast...wemaybeable...tochangethefutureforthebetter.”Herusesinclusivelanguagetocreateafeelingthatsheisincludingthereaderhasthesamewishasher,whichisthesocietycanchangeandtreatpeopleequally.“Theevilsofthepastalwayscomebackto...darkshadow,....thoseevils.”usesrepetition,theword“evil”istherepresentativeofthemistakedonebypastgovernment.Aboriginalpeopleexperiencedsadandmiserablepastandtraumasareleft.Bird’sstrongeditorialvoicesisconveyedtomakepeoplerealisethatnomatterthecolouroftheskin,allhumanbeingsshouldbetreatedequally.ThevictimvoiceofAboriginalchildrenhighlightstheirtragicallyandinhumanitytreatmentthattheygotfrompastgovernment.Theywereunequallytreatedandtakenawayfromtheirfamiliesbythepastgovernment.ThereisonestoryaboutAnne,whoisdifferentwithotherchildren.Hermotherlethertobetaken,hermotherhopesthatshewillhaveabetterlife,geteducationandcanlearntoreadandwrite.“Mumkept....agoodeducation....proudiwasgoingtohaveaneducation.”usesrepetitionoftheword“education”toindicatethathermotherbelievesthatitisimportanttoletherdaughtergetbettereducationandputsfaithinherdaughter’sfutureaftershe’sbeingtakenawayfromher.However,shewasbeingledbythepastgovernmentandherdaughterAnnewasnevereducatedasgovernmentpromised.Inthesentence“Nobodyinthefamilycould.”,theword“nobody”highlightscontrasttherealityandhermother’shope.‘Nobody’inthefamilyteachherhowtoreadorwriteanditexplainsthereasonwhyhermotheragreedtohandoverherprecisedaughter.“Itmademefeelsad,takingthisphoto...theonlyoneshehad....”Sheusesemotivelanguagetoprovethatshefeltlonelyandunhappybecausesherealisedthatthepastgovernmentliedandhermotherleftherfornothing.TheAustraliangovernment,theytookchildrenawayfromtheirfamiliestosuffer.TheymadeabigtragictoAboriginalpeople.However,thegovernmentrefusedtoseriallyapologise.JohnHowardsaid“Idonotbelievethatcurrentgenerationsof
Australianscouldbeheldaccountableforofregardedasguiltyfortheactsofrailergenerations....”Heusesironywhichimpliesthefactthathedidnotthinkthatthiswasmistakedonebythemandthepastgovernment.“hearsay...interesting,butvalueless”usesdescriptivelanguage,theword‘valuelesshearsay’isusedtoexpressthatthegovernmentdenythetrueandtrytocoverthetragicmistake.TheirirresponsibleattitudemakesAboriginalpeopleangry.Thethreedifferentvoiceswrittenbytheeditor,victimsandthegovernmentsharesdifferentvaluesandaspirations.Inthesong.“A.B.original”,thissongsingaboutAustralianday.InAustralia,January26isnationallycelebratedasAustraliaDay.However,itisknownbytheAboriginalcommunityasSurvivalDay.“January26”isalsoaprotestsongandpersonalreflectiononthemeaningbehindtheday.“That'sthatland-taking,flag-wavingattitude”usescolloquiallanguagetoexpressthattheir‘land’was‘taken’.ThewordsofsongshowsthelistenerthatAboriginalpeopledislikeotherstocelebrateitashappyeventofthebornofAustralia,Itisdisrespectfultothem.“Makeuscelebrateanythingbutsurvival”TheuseofrepetitiontoprovethelistenertodayalsoisSurvivalDay,isatragicdayforAboriginalpeople.TheirvalueofunderstandingAustraliaNationaldayastheirsurvivaldayandnotcelebratingitasthestartofanewcountry,butastheendofatragiceventishighlighted.Therefore,theirspecialaspirationofachieveequalityinAustraliaisimplied.ThetextsarerepresentativeofAustralianvaluesandaspirations.In‘TheStolenChildren’,children’sstoriesandtheeditorvoicetoshowtheaudiencetheirtragiclifeandtheinhumanitygovernmentshouldseriouslyapologisetotheAboriginalpeopleaboutthemistake.Inthesong‘A.B.original’issingaboutAustraliaDayisalsoSurvivalDay,asaddayforAboriginalpeople,theirlandwastakenonJanuary26.Valuesandaspirationsoftwotextconveysthathistoryshouldbefacedmistakesshouldbereflected.TheideaoftheequalityamongallskincoloursistrueanddistinctAustralianvoice.