His heart attack symbolically represents the death of the voice of protest amongst Aborigines — despair. Although he shows how disheartening life can be for the Aborigines, Davis also suggests there is hope. But Gran also sings the final song in her own South West Language suggesting that there is hope so long as the Indigenous remember their cultural roots.
The Aboriginal poet Kevin Gilbert grew up in the s. In the s and s in Western Australia, Indigenous Australians consisted of 3 per cent of the population, yet their numbers in prison often increased to 30 per cent of the population. The people were placed in reserves. The management of the reserves was delegated to government-appointed managers. Their entry to and exit from reserves was regulated as was their everyday life on the reserves, their right to marry and their employment.
With a view to encouraging the conversion of the children to Christianity and distancing them from their Indigenous lifestyle, children were housed in dormitories and contact with their families strictly limited.
In some states and in the Northern Territory, the Chief Protector was made the legal guardian of all Aboriginal people, displacing the rights of parents. He believed that it was important to segregate half-castes from full-blooded Aborigines because the increase in the numbers of the former created a problem.
The protector did not have to establish whether or not the child was neglected. The aim was to remove children from their mothers around the age of four years and place them in dormitories away from their families. They would be sent to missions to work at 14 years of age. Consequently, the Indigenous Australians lived in sub-human conditions. Many were denied access to rivers and waterholes by pastoralists and miners; they lived in scraps of tarpaulin and hessian and derelict car bodies, and died from curable eighteenth century diseases.
In , Robert Walker, aged 25 died in Freemantle Gaol; in protest, he cut his wrists and played his guitar. The prison officers removed him from his cell; screaming in mortal fear he was removed to a grassed area; held by officers and beaten with fists, boots and truncheons over a period of 17 minutes. But for the Aboriginal Australians, it is a deeply sacred and spiritual experience; so much so that if an uninvited man or woman enters the circle unbidden, they can well court a death sentence, for which that circle the Great Creator Essence is present.
Davis also highlights the importance of oral histories in Aboriginal culture. Indigenous labourers were forced to work without pay, apart from a few rations — dry bread or flour, camp meat, a stick of tobacco. If aborigines killed cattle to eat, they risked death or at the very least, imprisonment, or removal from family. See Rabbit Proof Fence. When Doris was 4, she, her mother and Annabelle, her new little sister, again came to the attention of Auber Octavius Neville, the chief protector of Aboriginals in Western Australia.
They were interned at Moore River. Molly ran away, taking the baby with her but leaving Doris behind. She did not see her mother again for 21 years. Pilkington grew up at Moore River and at 12 was transferred to Roelands Mission where missionaries brought her up to believe Aboriginal people were dirty and evil.
I was taught to deny my own people — be ashamed of them even. The blacker your skin was, the worse individual you were. Not only were they separated from their families and relatives, but they were regimented and locked up like caged animals, locked in their dormitory after supper for the night.
They were given severe punishments, including solitary confinements for minor misdeeds. Choo , p. The children were taught basic literacy, numeracy and hygiene, with a view to employment as domestic servants and rural labourers. No Sugar received standing ovations when performed in Vancouver and Edinburgh in Note at the beginning the reference to the 30 girls out of 80 who have returned pregnant from the Moore River Native Settlement.
Hence the symbolism of the hygiene throughout the play. It shows the diversity of their own culture and the extent of their alienation from mainstream culture and norms. The ration system Davis shows how the ration system is designed to control and humiliate Indigenous Australians.
The ration system reflects the patronising attitude of the government; the government relies on the ration system to justify their heavy-handed policies and systems of control. Also, in many cases the family uses their own medicinal resources that are unfamiliar to white culture, but not necessarily inferior.
Comparison with Frank Brown: Davis constructs the character of Frank Brown to show how the aborigines are at greater risk and more disadvantaged than their white counterparts during the depression.
Depression: Unemployment in the West is tipped to reach 30 per cent. Institutionalised racism The First Australians are treated as second-class citizens. Jimmy criticises the political system of control and curfews. The violent act of dispossession Indignantly, Jimmy draws our attention at the beginning of the play to the fact that the land was forcibly taken from the First Australians.
The Decree to Move Davis refers to a typical political and social situation whereby the Government and Council conflict over the best way to remove Aboriginal Australians from the township. They get one "dessert" a month, yet it sounds like they have dessert after nearly every dinner.
Apr 28, Katie rated it really liked it Shelves: memoirs , science-non-fiction , food , cookbooks , health-and-fitness. Like the other reviews say, this isn't a science book about why to avoid sugar and the metabolic processing of it in our digestive system. Those books have been written by many and will continue to be written, as long as there is an obesity epidemic and people try to figure out why and how to combat it.
This is a memoir about a family that heard that science specifically, the YouTube lecture of dr. Liustig called sugar: The Bitter Truth, which should be required viewing and decided to avoid al Like the other reviews say, this isn't a science book about why to avoid sugar and the metabolic processing of it in our digestive system. Liustig called sugar: The Bitter Truth, which should be required viewing and decided to avoid all sugar for an entire year.
Kind of. They actually avoided all added fructose, to be nit-picky, which is what Lustig calls the evil part of sugar and I wholeheartedly agree, but that is another reason to watch his video.
They did eat some fruit and a special dessert every month, which I'm not snarking on. I'd have done the same. I have a voracious sweet tooth, so I can relate to a lot of this story. I settled in the same place that eve who was the brainchild of the project and the one who had to convince her family to go along with it eventually did at the end of their year.
That is, a place of moderation. Moderation sounds like such a cop out, because 1 who knows what that even means?!? And 2 what's moderate to one isn't to another. I guess that is the bonus of abstaining completely, if even for a short amount of time; you learn what your moderate means, and how to recognize quickly when you've passed it.
I sure know for myself. Again, these are tangential topics, but can't be separated from sugar itself. In the end, the choice is personal, but of course, isn't. You and by you, I mean I will be judged for abstaining,mid even a little, because people will see that as you judging them.
It is a circular thing, a bit of a catch, and for me personally, it used to really get to me. I'm over it now though, and I never judge others. I'm still probably judged, as eve was and probably still was she also talked about this internal struggle but I don't even think about it anymore. Food is personal. And also communal.
That's not complicated at all, right? PS sugar free jam is totally possible. It's called instant clear jel and you can ask my friends - they ha no idea they eat sugar free jam from my house! I do believe the health research that suggests that sugar is a dangerous substance that should be consumed in moderation.
Although I still need to decide how to put this into practice in my own life. A lot of readers have criticized the fact that this family's "year of no sugar" involved so many exceptions. However, I feel that is actually a stre 4. However, I feel that is actually a strength of this book. This is the story of a relatively average family who made an honest and imperfect attempt to improve their health through sugar avoidance.
Feb 15, Amanda rated it liked it. Apparently, the answer is "never. Aug 22, Rebecca Jo rated it did not like it Shelves: audiobook. I'm not sure I get the point of the book. Spoiler alert - they did NOT indeed go a year of no sugar. So there's that. I did find some things interesting in the book - but most of the things I found interesting were facts she shared from other writers on the subject. I think she mentioned one time about the fact that they didnt loose any weight - that was the extent of her documenting their health.
Needless to say, for me - after this chapter, I really didnt even care what else she had to say. This was a book on sugar, not about a switch from vegetarian to a carnivorous life style. In the end - I'd tell everyone to skip it. I know many people belittle the fact that she didn't actually go a year a without sugar or fructose. They had normal desserts once a month and a few things in between.
I don't begrudge her efforts though. It is very hard to eat without getting some, even when you think "this can't possibly have sugar in it", it usually does. Unless you make it yourself and you know every single thing that goes into it.
I found it hard to find canned tomato paste or organic canned tomato sauce that didn't have I know many people belittle the fact that she didn't actually go a year a without sugar or fructose.
I found it hard to find canned tomato paste or organic canned tomato sauce that didn't have it added in because the food industry uses tomatoes that aren't quite ripe yet, they sweeten them to make them taste better. Plus, she did this with young kids! That would be very difficult indeed. And, yes, I've been reading food books for over a year and modifying my own diet so I know how hard it can be. Eve is right. Sugar is an addictive toxin, just like alcohol.
If you don't think so, try not eating it. You'll feel pretty bad for a few days and the cravings will last for a while. But Eve is also right in that it does go away and then when you eat sweets again it doesn't taste nearly as good as you remembered it tasting.
And you can get headaches after eating some. You will taste sweetness in natural foods that you never noticed it in and those sweet things you used to love will taste like nothing but a mouthful of sugar. So I'm giving the book 5 stars since I think there was some very good information in there and I enjoyed learning about her journey and the mistakes she made and learned from.
Apr 06, Rachel rated it liked it. Also, I'm not sold on her use of dextrose as a "good" substitute for added sugar. I get her point - that added sugar is hidden in everything we eat, from ketchup, to protein bars, to dressings, and even meat - but does that really mean we should avoid all of the above, deny ourselves from eating "normal" food, and make everything from scratch as she did?
That's neither a sustainable nor happy lifestyle. The key takeaways from this book are: American food is crap aka unhealthy poison for our bodies , we need to reduce sugar consumption, be more aware of the ingredients in our food, eat out less often, and make things from scratch whenever possible.
None of this is groundbreaking news. I wish the author had focused more of her efforts on easy ways to live a healthy lifestyle rather than focusing on inimitable extremes. May 25, Krystal rated it did not like it Shelves: non-fiction , read , food , health , did-not-finish. Should have been called "Year of Less Sugar". Sugar treats once a month, or when they're in Italy or made from dates and bananas or whatever she can find to satisfy her sweet tooth - instead of just biting the bullet - doesn't translate into no sugar to me.
Absolutely no information on any health benefits they may have seen - except the kids didn't miss as much school as in previous years - which I found odd as Dr Robert Lustig started her on this j Should have been called "Year of Less Sugar".
Absolutely no information on any health benefits they may have seen - except the kids didn't miss as much school as in previous years - which I found odd as Dr Robert Lustig started her on this journey and she refers to David Gillespie frequently.
Maybe there were none because French fries, potato chips, canola oil and Crisco were okay. Okay, I know canola oil and Crisco don't have sugar, but really? If you want to be entertained, this almost does it. If you're looking for information, there are much better books out there. This is more like 3. I found it fun to read.
It has a blend of health information and tips, how hear family dealt during a year on a project restricting the consumption of sugar and all the mundane details of it. It was worth it. Feb 14, Malika rated it really liked it Shelves: inspirational , non-fiction , to-read-over-break , I've been wanting to read this book for a very long time.
I believe it's been in my to-read shelf for years. As a long-time sugar addict, I wanted to peer into the life of someone who had gone an entire year without using. Now admittedly, I did not finish this book because I felt that it went on for too long. Mostly because the author absolutely loves writing about the intricacies of her family - which is fair because, as it turns out, the book is about her entire family doing a Year of No S I've been wanting to read this book for a very long time.
Mostly because the author absolutely loves writing about the intricacies of her family - which is fair because, as it turns out, the book is about her entire family doing a Year of No Sugar. I appreciate that she provided circumstance-specific stories. For example, going to a friend or family gathering where everyone around you is partaking in the ceremonial ingestion of sugar and there her family was - abstaining.
Or the time when her family went to Italy and was faced with sweet temptations time after time. She does a great job of showing detailed in's and out's of the experience as a whole. I was surprised to see how strict she was about it all. She avoided so many things - anything that had the smallest traces of different forms of sugar, so no maltodextrin and no honey. She even quit fruit juices! And she did allow her family a cheat day - but only once a month! What I didn't get from this book is the experience of someone who had more of an emotional dependency on sugar as with myself.
But I can't complain about that because there's nothing I can do about someone else's relationship with sugar. Eve's relationship was more nostalgic then anything, she mostly loves how sweets are able to make moments special. I was hoping to learn from someone who has much more difficulty putting sugar down because it provides them emotional comfort and stability an unhealthy relationship, I know. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one ». Readers also enjoyed.
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