![]() ![]() To Molly, Gracie, and Daisy, the fence means almost the opposite of what the British think of it. ![]() The fence is also symbolic of the racism that British colonial control uses to divide the country into whites and natives. ![]() To the modern reader, therefore, the fence is a symbol of humanity's misplaced trust in its ability to control nature. So is the fact that by the time the fence was built, Western Australia was already full of rabbits. The notion that barbed wire would work against burrowing rabbits is laughable. To the British settlers who build it, the fence is a bold technological advance that will save Western Australia from a tidal incursion of rabbits (introduced to the continent by the British themselves). The rabbit-proof fence has symbolic force that means different things to different people. Symbols in Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence are frequently used to showcase the different, often opposing cultural perspectives of the British versus the indigenous peoples of Australia. ![]()
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