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Nanberry Monologue

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The novel ‘Nanberry’ written by Jackie French is a novel which talks about how a native boy is adopted by the first Australian Surgeon and settles with a complexed family. Of these, the surgeon, however presented as a victor but ultimately the villain, on the other hand, the native boy is shown as a victim, though it could be argued that he is something of a victor.

Initially, Nanberry has been shown as a victor because he is willing to stay back with his Cadigal family because they are suffering smallpox and he will do anything to make them stay alive. Additionally the character is displayed a victim, nevertheless it can be debatable that his a victor because he states ‘But it was right for him to stay here, to care for his family’(p.10). Therefore, Nanberry had thought that his family was more important than him leaving cause his family is what that kept him alive otherwise he would have been dead. An example in the book is Nanberry is the scene when the author describes the dead bodies on the beach and the infection of smallpox. …show more content…

For instance, when Nanberry was new to Surgeon White and his life Nanberry had a complete different point of view than Surgeon White did but he still displayed courage and bravery to begin a new life with Surgeon White. This is evidenced by (p.62)Nanberry states ‘ Father White’s clan had good food. But no laughter, no singing’ another example is (p.62)Nanberry says ‘His heart still swept. But now it held hope for his new life as well as

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