Herbie Archie Weller Essay Example

him by the students at his school.

This shows the destructive nature of racism. Both stories are in third person at one point this allows the author to distort what is happening because a single removed perspective guides the reader. When Herbie shifts between first and third perspective it allows readers insight into what is really happening. In stolen car the police hold the power, in Herbie his class holds the power. This reflects the different setting of each story. Johnny is older so the police represent power in his world. Herbie is younger so his classmates hold the power.

In both cases the authority is against the Aboriginal minority. The language in stolen car is simplistic and colloquial this gives the idea that it is written from the point of view of a child. Due to it being written from the point of view of a child we are more sympathetic towards the actions of the person writing the story, Davey Morne. This differs strongly to Stolen car which is written in frequently beautiful or vulgar language leaves the reader with harsh views of the city and the people living in the city

In Herbie and Stolen Car there are both similarities and differences in the way aboriginals are portrayed however the message is the same. Johnny becomes jaded due to the constant abuse from the police while Herbie doesn’t become jaded after the constant abuse from his peers. Yet both stories conclude with the death of the main character. The difference in background and coping mechanisms of both characters they both have the same disastrous end. This shows you racism

is a destructive force.