Rabbit Proof Fence
Identity and Power in Rabbit Proof Fence
Humans naturally seek community and belonging. A sense of community powerfully influences self identity. Community is often found in the nation; that is, in "a collection of people who have come to believe that they have been shaped by a common past and are destined to share a common future, [Â…and possess] a sense of otherness from groups around them" (Enloe). It is this "otherness" that both strengthens and endangers community bonds, and the pursuit of an ideal nation can have negative consequences. Colonialism was justified by its ethnocentric tendencies, and colonists set out to transform primitive societies into their versions of better, modern societies. The destruction of identity is key to cultural domination, because identity is key to nationalism and its consequent power. Such intended destruction of identity for power is explored in Rabbit Proof Fence, a film concerning the eugenically influenced policies that demanded the......
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