Identity in the Novel Deadly Unna

How does Blackys identity change with the death of Dumby Red? The impudent Deadly Unna by Phillip Gwyne, addresses many issues including racism and identity. This book provides the opportunity to realize at how friendship can change the way people look on themselves and others throughout. Deadly Unna the main character, Blacky confronts issues such as racism, conformity and identity as originate of growing up as a teenager in the port. Before Blacky became friends with Dumby, he went along with the crowd and conformed to the way the rest of the interface operated.Blacky is portrayed as a boy who doesnt like to reward in peoples way. He has different views closely the Aborigines, than the people in the port, except feels as if he has to conform to the way everyone else thinks to fit in. When Blacky and Dumby meet for the prototypal time he automatically labels him as a Nunga and jumps straight to conclusions about him because that is the way he has been brought up. His dad c alls him a gutless wonder which doesnt really help his confidence and courage to stand up for what he believes in.However when Blacky gets to know Dumby, he is drawn to how confident and sure he is of himself. Blacky is green-eyed at first of how confident Dumby is and his killer smile. The people in the port have many racist beliefs toward Aborigines. Even though Dumby was the high hat player, Arks still put Mark Arks at the top of the team list. eyeshade of the list was Mark Arks. The next name down was Dumby Reds. nearly rumors come from the front pub. They be stories people have of what they think Aboriginals are like (e. g. the point sign full of bullet holes).The Aboriginals get case-hardened unjustly in the community and the only time they are be is when everyone comes together for the footy matches. When Dumby saves Blacky from the Thumper, Blacky really starts to like Dumby, that he doesnt level it because he thinks he has to conform to what everyone else thinks S o I stopped hating Dumbys guts. Except I still acted like I did. I was utilise to it, I suppose. It was easier to stay like that. Blacky and Dumby become friends, and Blacky realizes the divide between the races is worsened than what he originally thought.After Dumby dies Blacky decides to take exercise. He is fed up with the wickedness in the town. He becomes confident enough about his identity non to conform and starts to stand up for what is right. An example of this is when he gathers all his siblings and goes to the yoke to get rid of the BOONGS PISS OFF graffiti. This is a powerful scrap in the story because it shows how Blacky is finally opening up and taking action on something he believes is wrong. He stops conforming to every ones views and attends Dumbys funeral against what his father says.He realises what the Point is really like and that the Aboriginals are really square-toed normal people. Blacky wants to do something about the towns racist views, and feels un comfortable to be graphic symbol of it. By the end of the novel Blacky has faced very real problems such as conformity, racism and identity and has overcome major obstacles as part of growing up. Blacky becomes more confident and sure of who he is. Dumby changed his way of thinking, but Blacky took the action and started to believe in himself and have the courage fight for his beliefs.