Literary article
Stan Grant
Talking to my country
Identity in the novel
Aboriginal man and also white
Born and raised in NSW Australia
Moved around a lot in his younger life.
The fragile identity of aboriginals
Memoir on the life and story of Stan Grant
The division between Aboriginals and Australia
History of Aboriginals and identity
How others can cause one to question their identity
Got a job at CNN as a news broadcaster
Addresses issues within the Aboriginal community
Identity is affected by racism and race
How others can influence identity or destroy it
History at CNN and how it affected him
Adam Goodes incedent
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Through out the novel Stan Grant any other Aboriginals have been constantly put down because of their race
The government has abused Aboriginals for much of the countries history
Stan Grant talks about how others have made him ashamed of his identity
Interview with Adam Goodes and how his identity of being Aboriginal caused him to take abuse
Commonly talks about his rough childhood and the challenges he faced.
Talks about the difficulties of working at CNN
Often called half caste or Aboriginal racial slurs
Old man approaches Stan Grant and tells him how he has forgotten his culture and where he came from
Met new people from around the world