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Values, Identities & Actions in No More Boomerang - Coggle Diagram

- - - - "No more sharing / What the hunter brings"
      - "No more corroboree, / Gay dance and din."
  - - - Repetition of phrases such as: "No more", "lay down" at the start of most stanzas.
      - Oodgeroo opposes this value: mentions of loss of tradition, feelings of restriction and sadness at the removal of things of much cultural significance.
- - - - Each stanza opens with two lines about what used to exist in Indigenous Australian culture, then the final two lines talk about the equivalent in White Culture and how it is not necessarily better
        
        "One time naked, / Who never new shame; Now we put clothes on / To hide whatsaname"
        
        "No more boomerang // No more spear; // Now all civilized- // Colour bar and beer."
      - This is complimented though having the second fourth lines rhyme. By doing so in each stanza, Oodgeroo brings them together and highlights the contrast between the Indigenous and white way of life.
        
        Line 2: "No more spear" Line 4: "Colour bar and beer."
  - - - "Everybody" references how all people, regardless of race or culture, faces the same chance of dying due to the invention of an atom bomb. The atom bomb is a weapon of mass destruction produced largely thanks to Western influence.
      - "Now" suggests this is due to European influence.
- - - - Not just the white people, but the Indigenous people as well have been called to action to not fear assimilation and represent their traditions proudly. The consequences of losing centuries old traditions and culture is portrayed by Oodgeroo
      - The multitude of direct references and mentions of Indigenous culture also serve as reminders, a way for these traditions to be preserved in writing
    - - Calls Indigenous Australians to remember their traditions, especially in the face of cultural assimilation.
    - - Indigenous Australians are reminded not to forget their rich heritage.
      - White Australians are reminded that they are not superior, which is important to Oodgeroo's activism